stupefy C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈstupəˌfaɪ/ UK /ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make someone unable to think clearly; to astonish greatly The sheer scale of the disaster seemed to stupefy the rescuers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make someone unable to... stundazeastoundastonishbewildernumbdumbfound ↔ Opposites enlivenawakenstimulate Word family Forms stupefied Derived forms stupefiedstupefyingstupefier Related forms stupefactionstuporstupidstupendous Etymology AI details From Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make'); the spelling with -e- reflects the Latin root. stupēre Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stupefy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈstupəˌfaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ/ ## Meanings 1. to make someone unable to think clearly; to astonish greatly ## Examples - The sheer scale of the disaster seemed to stupefy the rescuers. ## Synonyms - stun - daze - astound - astonish - bewilder - numb - dumbfound ## Antonyms - enliven - awaken - stimulate ## Derived Forms - stupefied - stupefying - stupefier ## Related Forms - stupefaction - stupor - stupid - stupendous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: stupēre - Root: facere ## Etymology From Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make'); the spelling with -e- reflects the Latin root. ## AI Etymology Stupefy is from Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make'); the spelling with -e- reflects the Latin root. Important recorded forms include stupēre (Latin) and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers to make someone unable to think clearly; to astonish greatly. The wider family includes derived forms such as stupefied, stupefying, and stupefier and related words such as stupefaction, stupor, stupid, and stupendous. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown