vverb.changemake senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blowSynset:stun stupefy
Derivationally Related Form:stupefaction
Hypernyms:immobilise immobilize
Inherited Hypernyms:stunimmobilizerestrictlimitdecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contacthit something or somebody as if with a sandbagSynset:sandbag stun
Derivationally Related Form:sandbag
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:sandbaghittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: stun)
vverb.perceptionovercome as with astonishment or disbeliefSynset:bedaze daze stun
Derivationally Related Form:stunnerdaze
Hypernyms:desensitise desensitize
Inherited Hypernyms:stundesensitizechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: bedaze, daze) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: bedaze, daze)
adj satadj.allfilled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shockSynset:amazed astonied astonished astounded
Examples:- an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
- I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
- astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
- stood in stunned silence
- stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses
Antonyms:unsurprised
Inherited Hypernyms:amazed
Similar to:surprised
adj satadj.allknocked unconscious by a heavy blowSynset:KO'd kayoed knocked out out
Antonyms:conscious
Inherited Hypernyms:knocked out
Similar to:unconscious
adj satadj.allin a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shockSynset:dazed stupefied stupid
Examples:- he had a dazed expression on his face
- lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow
- was stupid from fatigue
Antonyms:clearheaded
Inherited Hypernyms:dazed
Similar to:confused