stupefaciō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- shock noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
- stun verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.
- stupefy verb To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
- surprise noun Something unexpected, or the feeling caused by it.
Senses
stupefaciō is used for these senses in English:
- shock (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
- stun (transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
- stun (transitive) To shock or surprise.
- stupefy (transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
- surprise (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
shock — full definition
- noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
- noun A dangerous surge of electric current passing through the body.
- noun A life-threatening medical state in which the body can't circulate enough blood and oxygen.
- verb To surprise or upset someone strongly, or to offend their sense of decency.
- noun Short for shock absorber, the device that cushions a vehicle's suspension.
stun — full definition
- verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.
- verb To shock or amaze someone.