Stun

v. t.	1.	To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. [imp. & p. p. Stunned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stunning.] 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.
n.	1.	The condition of being stunned.

Verb	1.	stun - make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" Synonyms: stupefy
	2.	stun - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" Synonyms: ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback
	3.	stun - hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag Synonyms: sandbag
	4.	stun - overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" Synonyms: bedaze, daze

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