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STUPEFIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
Example:
was stupid from fatigue
Synonyms:
dazed; stunned; stupefied; stupid
Classified under:
Similar:
confused (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently)
Sense 2
Meaning:
As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Example:
was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion
Synonyms:
dumbfounded; dumbstricken; dumbstruck; dumfounded; flabbergasted; stupefied; thunderstruck
Classified under:
Similar:
surprised (taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb stupefy
