Pronunciation : Stun
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st?hnen, Icel. stynja, Gr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from the same source as E. astonish. *168.]
Definition : 1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. Dryden.
2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing. And stunned him with the music of the spheres. Pope.
3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder. William was quite stunned at my discourse. De Foe.
t. [imp. & p. p. Stunned; p. pr. & vb. n. Stunning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Stun
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The condition of being stunned.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913