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Meaning of 'stupefy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stupefy [ v. t.]
- To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid.
- To deprive of material mobility.

Meaning of 'stupefy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stupefy [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be a mystery or bewildering to
Example in sentence:
  • a vexing problem;
  • Got me--I don't know the answer!;
  • This beats me!;
  • This question really stuck me
Meaning (2):
- make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
Example in sentence:
  • stun fish

Nearby Words:

stub stubbed stubbedness stubbiness stubbing stubble stubbled stubbly stubborn stubby

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