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STUPEFYING definition: 1. making someone unable to think clearly, usually because they are extremely tired or bored, or…. Learn more.
1. : to make stupid, groggy, or insensible. 2. : astonish, astound. stupefyingly. ˈstü-pə-ˌfī-iŋ-lē. ˈstyü- adverb. Synonyms. amaze. astonish. astound. bowl over. dumbfound. dumfound. flabbergast. floor. rock. shock. startle. stun. surprise. surprize. thunderstrike. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Synonyms for STUPEFYING: surprising, startling, amazing, shocking, stunning, astonishing, wonderful, astounding; Antonyms of STUPEFYING: ordinary, unsurprising, usual, typical, common, normal, mundane, customary.
1. To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly or be sensitive to the surroundings; daze: was stupefied by the toxic gas. 2. To amaze; astonish: a race that stupefied the fans. [Middle English stupefien, from Old French stupefier, from Latin stupefacere : stupēre, to be stunned + facere, to make; see fact.] stu′pe·fi′er n.
to make someone unable to think clearly, usually because they are extremely tired or have taken drugs. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tired and making tired. all in. anti-fatigue. at your worst idiom. be dead on your feet idiom. be fit/ready to drop idiom. finish something off phrasal verb. fit to drop idiom. fragile. frazzled. gassed
Definition of stupefying adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If something stupefies you, it shocks or surprises you so much that you cannot think properly for a while. [formal] ...a violent slap on the side of the head, which stunned and stupefied him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: astound, shock, amaze, astonish More Synonyms of stupefy. stupefiedadjective.
verb. /ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ/ /ˈstuːpɪfaɪ/ [often passive] Verb Forms. stupefy somebody to surprise or shock somebody; to make somebody unable to think clearly. He was stupefied by the amount they had spent. She was stupefied with cold. Topics Feelings c2. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow. synonyms: stun, zonk. see more see less. type of: immobilise, immobilize. cause to be unable to move. verb. be a mystery or bewildering to. synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, vex.
making someone unable to think clearly, usually because they are extremely tired or bored, or have taken drugs: stupefying heat / noise. He was sedated by the stupefying drug Lorazepam. Fewer examples.
