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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishstunien,stonien,stounien, fromOld Englishstunian(“to crash, make a loud sound, resound, roar, strike with a loud sound, dash, impinge, knock, confound, astonish, stupefy”), fromProto-West Germanic*stunōn, fromProto-Germanic*stunōną,*stunjaną(“to sound, crash, bang, groan”), fromProto-Germanic*stenaną(“to moan, shout”), fromProto-Indo-European*(s)tona-,*(s)tena-(“to thunder, roar, groan”) (comparethunder). Cognate withMiddle Low Germanstonen(“to groan”),Middle High Germanstunen,stunden(“to drive, push, knock, strike”),Swedishstöna(“to moan, groan”),Danishstønne(“to moan, groan”),Icelandicstynja(“to moan”). Related also toDutchsteunen(“to groan; support”),Germanstöhnen(“to groan, moan”),Germanstaunen(“to be astonished, be amazed, marvel at”),Russianстонать(stonatʹ),стена́ть(stenátʹ,“to moan, groan”). See alsoOccitanestonar,Old Frenchestoner,Englishastonish.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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stun (third-person singular simple presentstuns,present participlestunning,simple past and past participlestunned)

  1. (transitive) Toincapacitate; especially by inducingdisorientation orunconsciousness.
    Bill tried tostun the snake by striking it on the head.
    In many European countries cattle have to bestunned before slaughtering.
  2. (transitive) Toshock orsurprise.
    The celebrity wasstunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegiations on the front page of a newspaper.
    He stood therestunned, looking at the beautiful, breath-taking sunrise.
  3. (snooker, billiards) To hit thecue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with theobject ball
  4. (intransitive, video games) To enter a stunned state.
    The monstersstun when you jump on them.
  5. (Singapore, military, slang) Toconfiscate (anunguarded rifle, magazine, piece of equipment, etc.) from anunsuspecting soldier aspunishment forneglect.

Translations

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to incapacitate
to shock or surprise
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Noun

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stun (countable anduncountable,pluralstuns)

  1. The condition of being stunned.
  2. That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
  3. (Newfoundland) A person who lacks intelligence.
  4. (billiards, snooker, pool) The effect on thecue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
    Williams will need a lot ofstun to avoid going in the middle pocket
  5. (science fiction, uncountable) Alow-rangesetting for anenergy weapon that will stun itstarget but notinjure orkill it.

Derived terms

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Translations

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the condition of being stunned
That which stuns

Anagrams

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North Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Frisianstonda, fromProto-West Germanic*standan, fromProto-Germanic*standaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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stun

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) tostand

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofstun (Föhr-Amrum dialect)
infinitive Istun
infinitive II(tu) stunen
past participlestenen
imperative singularstun
imperative pluralstun’m
 presentpast
1st singularstunsted
2nd singularstäänststedst
3rd singularstääntsted
pluralstunsted
 perfectpluperfect
1st singularhaa stenenhed stenen
2nd singularheest stenenhedst stenen
3rd singularhee stenenhed stenen
pluralhaa stenenhed stenen
 future (skel)future (wel)
1st singularskal stunwal stun
2nd singularskääl stunwääl stun
3rd singularskal stunwal stun
pluralskel stunwel stun
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