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stun

[stuhn] / stʌn /
VERB
shock
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amaze astonish astound bemuse bewilder confound confuse daze dumbfound flabbergast knock out overcome overpower overwhelm paralyze rock shake up surprise
STRONG
floor fog hit muddle petrify stagger stupefy
WEAK
blow away bowl over knock over knock unconscious strike dumb
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bore calm clarify clear up enlighten expect explain surrender yield

Example Sentences

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The barrier would combine a system of locks with an electric shield to stun and repel the fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

That’s especially maddening for Ezekowitz, who doesn’t waste his computing power on upsets that stun exactly nobody.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Axon Enterprises stock jumped on Wednesday, as the maker of Taser stun guns said its efforts at providing artificial intelligence-driven services to law enforcement clients have led to bookings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Several hundred officers who police France's trains and the Paris metro are to be armed with stun guns on an experimental basis in a bid to increase security, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

At stun setting a sonic gun can locate its resonance-field only within a hundred feet or so.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin