stu·pe·fy
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Audio Help [stoo-puh-fahy, styoo-] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
| 1. | to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor. |
| 2. | to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion. |
| 3. | to overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish. |
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tr.v. stu·pe·fied, stu·pe·fy·ing, stu·pe·fies
[Middle English stupefien, from Old French stupefier, from Latin stupefacere : stupēre, to be stunned + facere, to make; see fact.] stu'pe·fi'er n., stu'pe·fy'ing·ly adv. |
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| stupefied | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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" [syn: dumbfounded] |
| 2. | 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" [syn: dazed] |
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Stupefied
Stu"pe*fied\, a. Having been made stupid.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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