| VERB | change | stun, stupefy | make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow |
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| contact | stun, sandbag | hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag | |
| perception | stun, bedaze, daze | overcome as with astonishment or disbelief |
| Sounds | stah'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "stun fish" | |
| Synonym | stupefy | |
| Broader | immobilize, immobilise | Cause to be unable to move |
| Spanish | atontar, aturdir | |
| Catalan | atordir | |
| Meaning | hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to stun his opponent | |
| Synonym | sandbag | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | aturdir, pasmar | |
| Meaning | Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The news stunned her" | |
| Synonyms | bedaze, daze | |
| Broader | desensitize, desensitise | Cause not to be sensitive |
| Spanish | aturdir, deslumbrar | |
| Catalan | atabalar, atordir, enlluernar | |
| Nouns | stunner | a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
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