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English verb: stun | |||
| 1. | stun (change) make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow | ||
| Samples | Stun fish. | ||
| Synonyms | stupefy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | immobilise, immobilize | ||
| 2. | stun (contact) hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to stun his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | sandbag | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 3. | stun (perception) overcome as with astonishment or disbelief | ||
| Samples | The news stunned her. | ||
| Synonyms | bedaze, daze | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desensitise, desensitize | ||
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