English → Latin
“stun” in Latin
exsurdōto deafenobtundōto strike, beat or batter; to blunt; to deafensōpiōto deprive of feeling; to lull to sleep, put to sleep; to render unconscious, knock outcōnsternōto alarm, shock, startle, terrify, throw into confusionpercutiōto strike, beat; to make an impression on the mind, touch, please, delight, astonish, shock; to killaurisear
The English word stun itself goes back to Latin tonō, through *stunō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stun
PROP., exsurdare (the proper word; e.g., aures): obtundere (e.g., the ears, by loud talking, or anybody by asking, aliquem rogitando): torporem afferre alicui rei: torpore hebetare aliquid (to deafen, deaden): sopire (to deprive of consciousness; e.g., of lightning).
Figuratively, alicujus mentem animumque perturbare: in perturbationem conjicere: consternare: percutere (☞ not percellere). Stunned, stupefactus ac perterritus: afflictus (deprived of all courage and energy): attonitus (as if struck by a thunder-bolt). (The words are found in this connection and order.) confusus et attonitus: spe dejectus (having one’s hopes utterly destroyed): fulminatus (as if struck by lightning, Petronius, 80, 7): exanimatus (entirely beyond one’s self, annihilated). To be stunned, stupere; alicujus animum stupor tenet.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stun?
- The usual Latin words for “stun” are exsurdō, obtundō, sōpiō; also cōnsternō, percutiō, auris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.