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stun

/sˈtʌn/STUHN
/sˈtʌn/STUHN

Meaningto make a din

Common meaning: daze or knock senseless

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishstunian‘to make a din’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsto make a din → astoundstonien‘astound’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsastound → daze or knock senselessstun‘daze or knock senseless’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English stunian ‘to make a din’.

Roots

  • stunian Old English “to make a din”

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