stupefied
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pəˌfaɪ, ˈstyu- verb (used with object), stu·pe·fied, stu·pe·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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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to render insensitive or lethargic |
| 2. | to confuse or astound |
| [C16: from Old French stupefier, from Latin stupefacere; see | |
| 'stupefier | |
| —n | |
| 'stupefying | |
| —adj | |
| 'stupefyingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
stupefy
1513 (implied in pp. stupefact), from M.Fr. stupéfier, from L. stupefacere "make stupid or senseless," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid) + facere "to make" (see factitious).
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Example sentences
They were alone, they were older, they were stupefied by the demands of language.
But surely those who first peered into the caves' depths must have been stupefied by the foreign, unimaginable world before them.
We have thousands of prisoners, and they seem to be stupefied by the news.
Later on, the seniors went outside and handed water to stupefied people shuffling uptown.
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