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Adjective: stupefied 'st(y)oo-pi,fId- As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
"a circle of policemen stood stupefied by her denial of having seen the accident"; - dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken - In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
"lay semiconscious, stupefied by the blow"; - dazed, stunned, stupid Verb: stupefy 'st(y)oo-pi,fI- Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
- besot - Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
"These questions stupefy even the experts"; - confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound - Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
"stupefy fish"; - stun
See also: confused, fuddled, surprised Type of: be, desensitise [Brit], desensitize, immobilise [Brit], immobilize Encyclopedia: Stupefied |