STUN Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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stun

[ stuhn ]

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verb (used with object)

stunned, stunning.

to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.:
The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
to astonish; astound; amaze:
Her wit stunned the audience.
to shock; overwhelm:
The world was stunned by the attempted assassination.
to daze or bewilder by noise.
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verb (used without object)

to cause astonishment or amazement:
She stunned in a black and silver beaded gown, accessorized with a sparkly clutch.

noun

the act of stunning.
the condition of being stunned.

stun

/ 蝉迟蕦苍 /

verb

to render unconscious, as by a heavy blow or fall
to shock or overwhelm
to surprise or astound

noun

the state or effect of being stunned

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of stun¹

First recorded in 1250鈥�1300; Middle English stonen, stunen (verb), from Old French estoner 鈥渢o shake, make resound鈥�; astonish

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of stun¹

C13 stunen, from Old French estoner to daze, stupefy, from Vulgar Latin 别虫迟辞苍腻谤别 (unattested), from Latin ex- ¹+ 迟辞苍腻谤别 to thunder

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Synonym Study

See shock ¹.

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Sitting in his reception room in the Vatican, Archbishop Gallagher said even he had been stunned by the magnitude of the void he feels has been left by the Pope's death.

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In a stunning reversal, that gargantuan mammal had caught me.

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Littler took out a stunning 160 to move a leg away and nodded to the crowd before gesturing to them to calm down.

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Martire finds inspiration for his compositions in the many places he has traveled and is always looking for the next stunning natural vista in which to perform.

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And yet the chapels, mosaics and gilded wood of Santa Maria Maggiore remain stunning.

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