Definition
To shock or surprise someone greatly, or to hit someone on the head hard enough to daze them.
Etymology
From Old French 'estoner,' which came from Latin 'extonare,' literally 'to strike with thunder.' The word originally meant to shock with a loud sound, then evolved to mean any kind of shocking impact.
Kelly Says
The word 'stun' originally came from 'thunderstruck'—imagine being hit by lightning and you understand the full force of what this word means. It's why we still say someone is 'stunned' when they're shocked—because it's like a bolt from the blue!
Translations
CACatalà
atordit
a-tor-dit
CSČeština
ohrotit
oh-ro-tit
DADansk
forbløffe
for-bløf-fe
DEDeutsch
betäuben
be-taʊ-ben
ELΕλληνικά
παραλύω
pa-ra-lyo
FAفارسی
تیرانداز
ti-ran-daaz
FISuomi
hämmästyttää
hämm-äs-tyt-tä
FRFrançais
étourdir
e-tuʁ-diʁ
HEעברית
לַהֲרִים
la-ha-rim
HUMagyar
megdermed
meg-der-med
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuat kaget
mem-buat ka-get
ITItaliano
sbalordito
sba-lor-dee-toh
KO한국어
어리석게 하다
eo-ri-seok-ge ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
pusing
pu-sing
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း
a-kya-ng
NLNederlands
verblinden
ver-blin-den
NONorsk
forbløffe
for-bløf-fe
PLPolski
osłupiać
os-lu-pia-ch
RORomână
surprinde
sur-prin-deh
RUРусский
ошеломить
o-she-lo-mit'
SVSvenska
förbländas
för-blän-das
SWKiswahili
mshtuko
msht-u-ko
TAதமிழ்
சோர்வடைய
so-rva-da-ya
THไทย
ทำให้งง
thae-ma-ngong
TLTL
mabagabag
ma-ba-ga-bag
TRTürkçe
şaşırtmak
şa-şırt-mak
UKУкраїнська
ошеломити
o-she-lo-mit'
VITiếng Việt
chấn động
chan-dong
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la