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stunlock en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree English stun Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock English stunlock From stun + lock.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A stunned state of this kind.

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Relateds

hitstun

stunlock en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English stun Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock English stunlock From stun + lock.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To render (a character) unable to move or react by repeatedly hitting them and keeping them in a stunned state.
   • I got stunlocked by that boss's electric attack and died.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To make (someone) freeze, not knowing how to respond or react, by doing something unexpected or shocking.
   • In his labcoat, his phone buzzed. Stunlocked by Karen's furious glare, he pulled it out. 2024 September 12, Harry Blank, “Nothing Changes”, in Deadlined, →ISBN, page 229:

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