Word Meanings - STUN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

stenen to groan, G. stöhnen, Icel. stynja, Gr. stan to thunder, and 1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. Dryden. 2.

Additional info about word: STUN

stenen to groan, G. stöhnen, Icel. stynja, Gr. stan to thunder, and 1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. Dryden. 2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing. And stunned him with the music of the spheres. Pope. 3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder. William was quite stunned at my discourse. De Foe.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of STUN)

• Petrify
• Astound
• electrify
• dismay
• horrify
• appal
• stun
• stupefy
• dumbfounder

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of STUN)

• Encourage
• rally
• inspirit
• assure
• allure

Related words: (words related to STUN)

• ASSURER
  1. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter. 2. One who takes out a life assurance policy.
• ENCOURAGER
  One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer. The pope is . . . a great encourager of arts. Addison.
• APPALACHIAN
  Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains. Note: The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the heighboring Indians. Am. Cyc.
• APPALL
  1. To make pale; to blanch. The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. Wyatt. 2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. Chaucer. Whine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only
• RALLY
  To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
• ALLURE
  To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract. With promised joys allured them on. Falconer. The golden sun in splendor
• ASSUREDLY
  Certainly; indubitably. "The siege assuredly I'll raise." Shak.
• ENCOURAGEMENT
  1. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity. All generous encouragement of arts. Otway. 2. That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward,
• ASTOUNDING
  Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. -- As*tound"ing*ly, adv.
• ALLUREMENT
  1. The act alluring; temptation; enticement. Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell. Milton. 2. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor.
• ASSURED
  Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess.
• DISMAY
  magan to be strong or able; akin to E. may. In English the pref. es- 1. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify. Be not afraid,
• ASTOUNDMENT
  Amazement. Coleridge.
• ALLURER
  One who, or that which, allures.
• ASSUREDNESS
  The state of being assured; certainty; full confidence.
• ELECTRIFY
  1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar. 2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body. 3. To excite suddenly and
• DISMAYEDNESS
  A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage; dispiritedness.
• APPALLING
  Such as to appall; as, an appalling accident. -- Ap*pall"ing*ly, adv.
• DISMAYFUL
  Terrifying. Spenser.
• ASTOUND
  Stunned; astounded; astonished. Spenser. Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound. As sudden ruin yawned around. Sir W. Scott.
• SUTURALLY
  In a sutural manner.
• CENTRALLY
  In a central manner or situation.
• UNASSURED
  1. Not assured; not bold or confident. 2. Not to be trusted. Spenser. 3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods.
• PASTORALLY
  1. In a pastoral or rural manner. 2. In the manner of a pastor.
• ORALLY
  1. In an oral manner. Tillotson. 2. By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament orally. Usher.
• LATERALLY
  By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side.
• LITERALLY
  1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally one flesh. 2. With close adherence to words; word by word. So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally.
• CHORALLY
  In the manner of a chorus; adapted to be sung by a choir; in harmony.
• SCRIPTURALLY
  In a scriptural manner.
• DEXTRALLY
  (adv. Towards the right; as, the hands of a watch rotate dextrally.
• UNAPPALLED
  Not appalled; not frightened; dauntless; undaunted. Milton.
• NEUTRALLY
  In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side; indifferently.
• OBSTUPEFY
  See STUPEFY
• PECTORALLY
  As connected with the breast.
• IMMORALLY
  In an immoral manner; wickedly.