stupefy

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.

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

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stupe·fier n.

stupe·fying·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	stupefy - make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation besot desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
	2.	stupefy - 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" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get 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" stun immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"

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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 drink → en estado de estupor después de haber bebido; (permanently) → embrutecido por el alcohol

2. (= astound) → dejar estupefacto or pasmado

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stupefy [ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ] vt

(= daze) [blow] → étourdir; [drink, tiredness, heavy meal] → abrutir

(= astound) → stupéfier

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stupefy

vt → benommen machen; (fig: = amaze, surprise) → verblüffen; to be stupefied by drink → vom Alkohol benommen sein

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

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

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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 使发呆，麻木

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 麻木状态，昏迷