stun

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[incapacitate]]; especially by inducing [[disorientation]] or [[unconsciousness]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[shock]] or [[surprise]].
3. {{lb|en|snooker|billiards}} To hit the [[cue ball]] so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the [[object ball]]
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|video games}} To enter a stunned state.
5. {{lb|en|Singapore|military|slang}} To [[confiscate]] (an [[unguarded]] rifle, magazine, piece of equipment, etc.) from an [[unsuspecting]] soldier as [[punishment]] for [[neglect]].

Noun

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

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