Entry Word: stun

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to make senseless or dizzy by a blow <a powerful uppercut to the jaw stunned the boxer and sent him crashing to the canvas>

Synonyms daze

Related Words deaden, knock out, paralyze; benumb, numb, stupefy; bowl (over), knock (down)

Phrases knock for a loop

2 to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected <the news of President Kennedyʼs assassination stunned the nation> — see surprise 1