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Meaning of Stun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
stʌn

Definitions

  1. The condition of being stunned.
    countable, uncountable
  2. That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A person who lacks intelligence.
    Newfoundland, countable, uncountable
  4. The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A low-range setting for an energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أذهل
Български безсъзнание шок
Bosanski шок
Català atordir
Čeština ochromit zaskočit
Deutsch betäuben verblüffen
Español adarvar anonadar atonar (disused) atontar atronar aturdir dejar sin sentido deslembar despampanar eslembar pasmar
Suomi ällistyttää tainnuttaa tyrmätä
Français époustoufler étonner étourdir
Hrvatski шок
Italiano incantare intontire sorprendere stordire stupefare
日本語 呆然とさせる 気絶させる
Latina attonō stupefacio
Nederlands verbluffen verdoven
Português assombrar atordoar aturdir
Русский оглушать оглушить ошеломить ошеломление ошеломлять потрясать потрясти
Српски шок
Svenska bedöva chockera förstumma överraska
Українська приголо́мшити приголо́мшувати

Examples

“Williams will need⟳ a lot of stun to avoid⟳ going in the middle pocket”
“Captain James Kirk: "Set⟳ your phaser on one quarter. I'll leave⟳ mine on stun."”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

stun grenade stun gun stun'sl Stundism Stundist Stung

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