stupefy
12 synonyms and 1 antonym for stupefy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make someone's mind dull and slow to react, as if in a daze.
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Etymology
From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (see English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).
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