how to pronounce stun

/stʌn/

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stun is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of stun in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and permanently on stun by one or more …”

meaning of stun

Stun means to cause a temporary loss of consciousness by a violent blow or shock.

stun frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word stun occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.