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      stun
      verb
      overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
      hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
      make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
      Roots
      extonarestun- · Latin · to thunder, daze with noise
      Synonyms for stun
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      Words related to stun
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      Where does stun come from?

      The word stun breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root stun, from Latin extonare (“to thunder, daze with noise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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