[stʌn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state
(e.g: the man was stunned by a blow to the head)

- astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react
(e.g: the community was stunned by the tragedy)


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