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