Meaning & use
Stuns
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Shocks or astonishes someone so greatly that they are momentarily unable to react, or renders someone unconscious or dazed by a blow.
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The plot twist in the final chapter stuns even the most attentive readers.
A sharp blow to the head stuns the boxer just long enough for the referee to step in.
A note on using this word
From Old French "estoner," the same root as "astonish" and "astound," all describing being struck senseless by shock.
Words with a similar meaning
astonishesdazes
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Words with an opposite meaning
calms
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