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English verb: stupefy | |||
| 1. | stupefy (perception) make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation | ||
| Synonyms | besot | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desensitise, desensitize | ||
| 2. | stupefy (cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to | ||
| Samples | This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. A vexing problem. This question really stuck me. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will stupefy him, The good news will stupefy her | ||
| Synonyms | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump | ||
| 3. | stupefy (change) make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow | ||
| Samples | Stun fish. | ||
| Synonyms | stun | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | immobilise, immobilize | ||
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