stupefied
astonished, amazed
TRANSLATION
stupefied = verblüfft, fassungslos --- GOOGLE INDEX stupefied: approximately 500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
I played it on the new 3DS and was STUPEFIED by the boldness of its 3-D effects.
(Washington Post)
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A leading United Nations investigator says she is STUPEFIED by the testimony from victims of the Syrian conflict that rebels have used the nerve agent sarin.
(BBC News)
(Washington Post)
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A leading United Nations investigator says she is STUPEFIED by the testimony from victims of the Syrian conflict that rebels have used the nerve agent sarin.
(BBC News)
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stupefied
adjective
1.
to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
2.
to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
3.
to overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish.
dictionary.reference.com
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To be stupefied is to be so amazed or astounded that you are unable to speak. You can be stupefied in a negative way because of something that someone else has done which you think is really dumb (I was stupefied by his response to my question) or you can be positively stupefied because of something amazing or wondrous (The first time I saw the Grand Canyon I was stupefied!).
If you think that stupefy/stupefied and stupid are etymologically related, then you are certainly not brainless, out to lunch, dim or half-witted, to name just a few synonyms for stupid. Stupefy is from the Latin "stupefacere," to make stupid, senseless or numb, which further derives from "stupere" (to be stunned).
Stupere is the root of the Latin "stupidus" (amazed, foolish, dull) and of course the English stupid. Stupidus eventually stems from a Proto-Indo-European term (stupe) that meant to push, hit, knock or beat under the concept of being hit or beat senseless.
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SYNONYMS
amazed, astonished, astounded, bewildered, blown away, bowled over, confounded, confused, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, floored, numb, shocked, speechless, stumped, stunned, taken aback
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I was stupefied by the amount of damage the storm caused."
adjective
1.
to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
2.
to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
3.
to overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish.
dictionary.reference.com
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To be stupefied is to be so amazed or astounded that you are unable to speak. You can be stupefied in a negative way because of something that someone else has done which you think is really dumb (I was stupefied by his response to my question) or you can be positively stupefied because of something amazing or wondrous (The first time I saw the Grand Canyon I was stupefied!).
If you think that stupefy/stupefied and stupid are etymologically related, then you are certainly not brainless, out to lunch, dim or half-witted, to name just a few synonyms for stupid. Stupefy is from the Latin "stupefacere," to make stupid, senseless or numb, which further derives from "stupere" (to be stunned).
Stupere is the root of the Latin "stupidus" (amazed, foolish, dull) and of course the English stupid. Stupidus eventually stems from a Proto-Indo-European term (stupe) that meant to push, hit, knock or beat under the concept of being hit or beat senseless.
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SYNONYMS
amazed, astonished, astounded, bewildered, blown away, bowled over, confounded, confused, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, floored, numb, shocked, speechless, stumped, stunned, taken aback
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I was stupefied by the amount of damage the storm caused."
