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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stu•pe•fy /ˈstupəˌfaɪ, ˈstyu-/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing. - Pathologyto make (someone) tired, exhausted, or very bored:The teacher's boring lecture stupefied the entire class.
- Pathologyto stun, as with strong emotion:We were stupefied by his sudden death.
- to overwhelm with amazement or surprise:stupefied by the sight of all those people rushing through the square.
stu•pe•fac•tion /ˌstupəˈfækʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stu•pe•fy (sto̅o̅′pə fī′, styo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. - Pathologyto put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of;
put into a stupor. - Pathologyto stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
- to overwhelm with amazement;
astound;
astonish.
- Middle French stupefier Latin stupefacere to benumb, equivalent. to stupe-, stem of stupēre to be numb or stunned + facere to make, do1; see -fy
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stupefy /ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)- to render insensitive or lethargic
- to confuse or astound
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French stupefier, from Latin stupefacere; see stupefacientˈstupeˌfying adj |