stupefy meaning

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stupefy (verb): make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation.

stupefy has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

stupefy as a verb

  1. make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation

    Synonyms: besot

    Type of: desensitize

    Related forms: stupefaction

  2. be a mystery or bewildering to
    • This beats me!
    • Got me--I don't know the answer!
    • a vexing problem
    • This question really stuck me

    Synonyms: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound

    Type of: confuse

    Kinds: stump, riddle, elude

    Related forms: stupefaction

  3. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
    • stun fish

    Synonyms: stun

    Type of: immobilize

    Related forms: stupefaction

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in FY · 7-letter words

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