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Meaning of on stun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An intensity setting of the fictional phaser energy weapon, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69), which non-lethally stuns its target.
  2. (usually after a plural noun), to a degree that is stunning.
    idiomatic, informal

Examples

“Captain James Kirk: "Set your phaser on one quarter. I'll leave mine on stun."”
“It's all happening at once, right? All news streams on stun. Everything happening at the same time.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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