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stunlock

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A stunned state of this kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To render (a character) unable to move or react by repeatedly hitting them and keeping them in a stunned state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • I got stunlocked by that boss's electric attack and died.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To make (someone) freeze, not knowing how to respond or react, by doing something unexpected or shocking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From stun + lock.