Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stun 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  stun 
 
  Sense  2 
  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback 
  =>  startle,  galvanize,  galvanise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stun 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  stun 
 
  Sense  2 
  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback 
  =>  startle,  galvanize,  galvanise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  stun 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  stun 
 
  4  senses  of  stun 
 
  Sense  1 
  stun,  stupefy,  stupify 
  =>  immobilize,  immobilise 
 
  Sense  2 
  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback 
  =>  surprise 
 
  Sense  3 
  sandbag,  stun 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  4 
  stun,  bedaze,  daze 
  =>  desensitize,  desensitise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  stun 
 
  stun  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  stun 
 
  Sense  1 
  stun,  stupefy,  stupify 
  =>  immobilize,  immobilise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback 
  =>  surprise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  sandbag,  stun 
  =>  hit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  stun,  bedaze,  daze 
  =>  desensitize,  desensitise 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stun 
 
  The  verb  stun  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  stun,  stupefy,  stupify  --  (make  senseless  or  dizzy  by  or  as  if  by  a  blow;  "stun  fish") 
  2.  (1)  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback  --  (surprise  greatly;  knock  someone's  socks  off) 
  3.  (1)  sandbag,  stun  --  (hit  something  or  somebody  as  if  with  a  sandbag) 
  4.  stun,  bedaze,  daze  --  (overcome  esp.  with  astonishment  or  disbelief;  "The  news  stunned  her") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stunned 
 
  The  adj  stunned  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  amazed,  astonied,  astonished,  astounded,  stunned  --  (filled  with  the  emotional  impact  of  overwhelming  surprise  or  shock;  "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") 
  2.  knocked  out  kayoed,  KO'd,  out  stunned  --  (knocked  unconscious  by  a  heavy  blow) 
  3.  dazed,  stunned,  stupefied,  stupid  --  (in  a  state  of  mental  numbness  especially  as  resulting  from  shock;  "he  had  a  dazed  expression  on  his  face";  "lay  semiconscious,  stunned  (or  stupefied)  by  the  blow";  "was  stupid  from  fatigue") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stunned 
 
  3  senses  of  stunned 
 
  Sense  1 
  amazed,  astonied,  astonished,  astounded,  stunned 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  surprised)  ->  unsurprised,  not  surprised 
 
  Sense  2 
  knocked  out(prenominal),  kayoed,  KO'd,  out(prenominal),  stunned 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unconscious)  ->  conscious 
 
  Sense  3 
  dazed,  stunned,  stupefied,  stupid(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  confused)  ->  clearheaded,  clear-thinking 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stunned 
 
  3  senses  of  stunned 
 
  Sense  1 
  amazed,  astonied,  astonished,  astounded,  stunned 
  =>  surprised  (vs.  unsurprised) 
 
  Sense  2 
  knocked  out(prenominal),  kayoed,  KO'd,  out(prenominal),  stunned 
  =>  unconscious  (vs.  conscious) 
 
  Sense  3 
  dazed,  stunned,  stupefied,  stupid(prenominal) 
  =>  confused  (vs.  clearheaded) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stunned 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stunned 
 
  stunned  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stunned 
  stunned 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stun 
 
  The  verb  stun  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  stun,  stupefy,  stupify  --  (make  senseless  or  dizzy  by  or  as  if  by  a  blow;  "stun  fish") 
  2.  (1)  shock,  stun,  floor,  ball  over  blow  out  of  the  water,  take  aback  --  (surprise  greatly;  knock  someone's  socks  off) 
  3.  (1)  sandbag,  stun  --  (hit  something  or  somebody  as  if  with  a  sandbag) 
  4.  stun,  bedaze,  daze  --  (overcome  esp.  with  astonishment  or  disbelief;  "The  news  stunned  her") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stunned 
 
  The  adj  stunned  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  amazed,  astonied,  astonished,  astounded,  stunned  --  (filled  with  the  emotional  impact  of  overwhelming  surprise  or  shock;  "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") 
  2.  knocked  out  kayoed,  KO'd,  out  stunned  --  (knocked  unconscious  by  a  heavy  blow) 
  3.  dazed,  stunned,  stupefied,  stupid  --  (in  a  state  of  mental  numbness  especially  as  resulting  from  shock;  "he  had  a  dazed  expression  on  his  face";  "lay  semiconscious,  stunned  (or  stupefied)  by  the  blow";  "was  stupid  from  fatigue") 

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