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- pronunciation:
- stu
p
faI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
stupefies, stupefying, stupefied |
definition 1: |
to put into a daze or stupor, as with heat or drugs.
The boring lecture stupefied us.- similar words:
- befuddle, intoxicate, muddle
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definition 2: |
to astound or bedazzle.
We were stupefied by his amazing tricks on the trapeze.- similar words:
- astound, bedazzle, stagger, stun
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related words: |
amaze, bewilder, confuse, daze, dope, dumbfound, mesmerize, nonplus, opiate, rock, sedate, surprise |
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derivation: |
stupefyingly (adv.) |
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