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   stun

   /stʌn/

   verb

   • 1. knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state: "the man was stunned by a blow to the head" Similar dazestupefyknock senselessknock unconsciousknock outlay outinformal:knock for six
   • 2. astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react: "the community was stunned by the tragedy" Similar astoundamazeastonishstartletake someone's breath awaydumbfoundstupefyoverwhelmstaggershockconfoundtake abackshake upinformal:flabbergastknock for sixknock sidewayshit like a ton of bricksbowl overfloorblow away

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estoner ‘astonish’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • U

     1

   • N

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