Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English


stunt noun ( GET ATTENTION )

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/stʌnt/ n [C]

Definition

mainly disapproving something that is done to get attention for the person or people responsible for it
an advertising stunt
Their marriage was just a cheap publicity stunt.

(Definition of stunt noun (GET ATTENTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

NEW “stunt” in other dictionaries

Word of the Day

tenterhooks

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More