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Stupefied

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stu·pe·fy  (stp-f, sty-)
tr.v. stu·pe·fied, stu·pe·fy·ing, stu·pe·fies
1. To dull the senses or faculties of. See Synonyms at daze.
2. To amaze; astonish.

[Middle English stupefien, from Old French stupefier, from Latin stupefacere : stupre, to be stunned + facere, to make; see fact.]

stupe·fier n.
stupe·fying·ly adv.
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Adj.1.stupefied - as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"
2.stupefied - in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"


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The rustic driver, stupefied and aghast, stood looking at the wagon, and did nothing but utter loud cries to Hercules to come and help him.
In another moment she had been driven away, and I sat as one stupefied in the inn window.
And there she stood gazing, in a sort of stupefied fascination, till we turned a corner of the wood and were lost to her view.
 
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