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stun (verb), stuns; stunned; stunning
1. To cause someone to become senseless or dazed, by or as if by a blow: When Sally hit her head against the door frame in the dark last night, she was stunned for a few minutes.
2. To surprise or to upset someone excessively: The extremely negative criticism stunned the politician.

When Melba gets into one of her temper tantrums, she stuns or shocks her husband very much.

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