Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To cause someone to become unable to think clearly or react normally, often due to shock, surprise, or the influence of a substance like alcohol or drugs. It implies inducing a state of mental numbness or bewilderment.
   • To overwhelm with amazement or shock; to astound.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:

Advanced Usage

• "to be stupefied by/at something": To be in a state of stunned amazement or confusion because of something.
• "to stupefy someone into silence/inactivity": To shock or overwhelm someone so much that they become silent or unable to act.

Variants and Related Words

• Stupefaction (noun): The state of being stupefied; overwhelming amazement.
• Stupefying (adjective): Causing stupefaction; astonishingly overwhelming.

Synonyms

• Stun: To shock or overwhelm so as to make temporarily unable to react.
• Bewilder: To cause someone to become perplexed and confused.
• Daze: To stun or stupefy, especially by a blow or shock.
• Befuddle: To make someone unable to think clearly; to confuse.

Phrasal Verbs / Common Constructions

(This word is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is conveyed through direct usage with an object.)

Related Idioms

• None directly associated with the base word "stupefy." (Common idioms often use the related forms like "in stupefaction" or "a stupefying effect.")

Verb

1. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
   • stun fish
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
3. make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation