Verb: stupefy 'st(y)oo-pi,fI
- Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
"stupefy fish";
- stun
- Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
"He was stupefied by her charm and beauty";
- 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
Derived forms: stupefies, stupefied, stupefying
Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, desensitise [Brit], desensitize, immobilise [Brit], immobilize, impact