Stunlock

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A stunned state of this kind. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To render (a character) unable to move or react by repeatedly hitting them and keeping them in a stunned state. transitive

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

  2. 2
    To make (someone) freeze, not knowing how to respond or react, by doing something unexpected or shocking. figuratively, transitive

    "In his labcoat, his phone buzzed. Stunlocked by Karen's furious glare, he pulled it out."

Example

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

Etymology

From stun + lock.

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