Timeline for Is there a specific word for "causing someone to faint"
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| Jun 1, 2014 at 15:47 | comment | added | user74345 | For example becoming stunned implies that one becomes shocked in the event of either being momentarily yet instantly slowed down or receiving such a thing as a powerful blow in the head that causes confusion, being bewildered etc. It can also be used as an adjective to describe a visual or other quality such as: That dress looks stunning!, The teacher was stunned by the intelligence of the student, but in this case it is better to use astounded or astonished, because here the word "stun" seems to serve more as an adjective more suited for describing the teacher's physical state not mental. | |
| Jun 1, 2014 at 15:42 | comment | added | user74345 | Peter had one too many shots and blacked out in the door way. | |
| Jun 1, 2014 at 15:41 | comment | added | user74345 | To stupefy= this word doesn't exactly express the same meaning fainting has, as stupefying someone or something as well a stunning a person or a creature implies putting the subject into a hazy sort of state, making them slightly less aware or subduing them. | |
| Jun 1, 2014 at 15:37 | comment | added | user74345 | To knock out: The pungent smell drifting up from the corpse knocked her out. | |
| May 30, 2014 at 16:43 | comment | added | mplungjan | Is this not just a list of what has already been posted? | |
| May 30, 2014 at 6:42 | comment | added | K_TGTK | Can you please show me a usage? | |
| May 29, 2014 at 22:21 | history | edited | tchrist♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 29, 2014 at 21:27 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| May 29, 2014 at 21:10 | history | answered | user74345 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |