taser

taser
1. noun
A handheld device intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock; a stun gun.
2. verb
a) To shock an individual or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun

As I spoke too loudly during the solemn church service, my husband shot me a glance that emotionally tasered me to the point of silence until we returned home 2 hours later.

b) To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.

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