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stupefy
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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.

stupefy
Verb
[-pefies, -pefying, -pefied]
1. to make (someone) feel so bored and tired that he or she is unable to think clearly
2. to confuse or astound (someone) [Old French stupefier]
stupefying adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.stupefy - make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
2.stupefystupefy - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"
befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
3.stupefy - make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"

stupefy
Translations
stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ] vtdejar estupefacto

stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ] vtétourdir; abrutir (fig); stupéfier

stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ] vtbenommen machen (fig); verblüffen

stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ] vtstordire; intontire;
(fig) → stupire

stupefy
v stupefy [ˈstjuːpifai]
to bewilder, confuse or amaze. bedwelm يُخَدِّر، يُذْهِل изумявам ohromit, zmást gøre omtåget bestürzen αφήνω κπ. άναυδο dejar estupefacto/pasmado, aturdir, desconcertar segadusse ajama مبهوت كردن ällistyttää stupéfier לְטַמטֵם जड़ कर देना, संवेदनशून्य कर देना, विस्मित कर देना, हक्का-बक्का कर देना omamiti, zapanjiti elképeszt membuat takjub ljósta furðu, gera furðu lostinn stupefare ぼーっとさせる 어리둥절케 하다, 놀라게 하다 apstulbinti, priblokšti apstulbināt; apmulsināt menjadikan tergamam verbijsteren gjøre omtåket, forvirre, forbause wprawić w osłupienie estupefazer a stupefia, a ului изумлять; ошеломлять ohromiť, zmiasť osupiti zaprepastiti göra omtöcknad (förbluffad) ทำให้ประหลาดใจ; ทำให้มึนงง şaşırtmak 使發獃,麻木 вражати; приголомшувати مدہوش کر دینا làm cho ai ngớ ngẩn, sửng sốt 使
n stupeˈfaction [-ˈfӕkʃən]
bedwelming ذُهول، تَخْبيل، إذْهال изумление úžas omtåget tilstand die Bestürzung κατάπληξη estupefacción hämmeldus بهت hämmennys stupéfaction טִמטוּם विस्मय, जड़िमा, जड़ता, व्यामोह, सम्मोहन omamljenost, zaprepaštenje elképedés ketakjuban mikil undrun/furða stupore ぼーっとすること 마비(시킴); 망연자실 apstulbinimas apstulbums; apmulsums mengejutkan verbijstering omtåket tilstand, målløs forbauselse zdumienie estupefacção stupefacţie изумление; ошеломление úžas osuplost zaprepašćenje omtöcknat tillstånd, förbluffelse การทำให้ไม่มีความรู้สึก şaşkınlık 麻木狀態,昏迷 остовпіння, заціпеніння مد ہوشی tình trạnh u mê, trạng thái sững sờ


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