stupefare — meaning in English

English meaning

• stun verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.
• stupefy verb To make someone's mind dull and slow to react, as if in a daze.

Senses

stupefare is used for these senses in English:

• stun (transitive) To shock or surprise.
• stupefy (transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.

stun — full definition

1. verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.
2. verb To shock or amaze someone.

stupefy — full definition

1. verb To make someone's mind dull and slow to react, as if in a daze.
2. verb To shock or stun someone deeply, often because of something upsetting.
3. verb (technical) To stop a material from being able to change shape or move.

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