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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 [ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)
1. to render insensitive or lethargic
2. to confuse or astound
[from Old French stupefier, from Latin stupefacere; see stupefacient]
stupefier  n
stupefying  adj
stupefyingly  adv
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
verb astound, shock, amaze, stun, stagger, bewilder, numb, daze, confound, knock senseless, dumbfound The aim is to shock, upset, stupefy, or just plain scare them.
Translations
stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ] VT
1. (through tiredness, alcohol) → atontar
stupefied by drinken estado de estupor después de haber bebido; (permanently) → embrutecido por el alcohol
2. (= astound) → dejar estupefacto or pasmado

stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ] vt
(= daze) [blow] → étourdir; [drink, tiredness, heavy meal] → abrutir
(= astound) → stupéfier

stupefy
vtbenommen machen; (fig: = amaze, surprise) → verblüffen; to be stupefied by drinkvom Alkohol benommen sein

stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ] vt (subj, tiredness, alcohol) → stordire, istupidire (fig) (astound) → stupire, sbalordire
stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ] vt (subj, tiredness, alcohol) → stordire, istupidire (fig) (astound) → stupire, sbalordire

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 멍하게 만들다 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 使發呆,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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