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STUPEFY

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Irregular inflected form: stupefied   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

Example:

stun fish

Synonyms:

stun; stupefy

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "stupefy" is one way to...):

immobilise; immobilize (cause to be unable to move)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

stupefaction (the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be a mystery or bewildering to

Example:

This question really stuck me

Synonyms:

amaze; baffle; beat; bewilder; dumbfound; flummox; get; gravel; mystify; nonplus; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; stupefy; vex

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "stupefy" is one way to...):

bedevil; befuddle; confound; confuse; discombobulate; fox; fuddle; throw (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stupefy"):

mix up; stump (cause to be perplexed or confounded)

riddle (set a difficult problem or riddle)

elude; escape (be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The bad news will stupefy him

The good news will stupefy her

Derivation:

stupefaction (a feeling of stupefied astonishment)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation

Synonyms:

besot; stupefy

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "stupefy" is one way to...):

desensitise; desensitize (cause not to be sensitive)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

stupefaction (the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic)

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