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stupefy::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stun |
| Type of | immobilise, immobilize |
| Derivation | stupefaction |
stupefy::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | besot |
| Type of | desensitise, desensitize |
| Derivation | stupefaction |
Examples of stupefy
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These painted maps are images of power, designed to amaze and to stupefy.
From the guardian.co.uk
Five days in, the images still stupefy.
From the denverpost.com
You're not really pushed, because in order to look better they stupefy the curriculum and they stupefy the Regents exam.
From the nytimes.com
In its 140 years of existence there have been endless arguments, most of them dull enough to stupefy even the keenest old fart.
From the guardian.co.uk
According to police charge sheets, the teen helped the man to stupefy a woman and helped him to compel a woman into giving sex for drugs.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Fish were sometimes taken by hand by stirring up the muddy bottom of a pool until they rose to the surface, or by placing the crushed leaves of poisonous plants in the water to stupefy them.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Besot: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
- Perplex: 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"
- Stun: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
- (stupefying) astonishing: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"
- (stupefying) making physically stupid or dull or insensible; "a stupefying blow to the head"; "the stupefying effects of hemp"
- (stupefied) dumbfounded: 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"
- (stupefied) dazed: 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"
- (Stupefied) Marc Dionne (born January 1989) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ringnames Stupefied and Player Dos. He currently competes for the Canadian promotion International Wrestling Syndicate (IWS) and the American-based promotion Chikara. ...
- To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle
