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aturdir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assail verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
  • baffle verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
  • boggle verb To overwhelm or bewilder the mind, especially with something surprising or hard to grasp.
  • daze verb To leave someone feeling stunned, confused, or unable to think clearly, often from a shock, blow, or bright light.
  • flummox verb To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
  • jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
  • overpower verb To defeat or subdue someone using greater strength or force.
  • 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.

Senses

aturdir is used for these senses in English:

  • assail (transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
  • baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
  • boggle (transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
  • daze (transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.
  • flummox (transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
  • jam To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
  • overpower (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
  • stun (transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

assail — full definition

  1. verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
  2. verb To overcome or successfully argue against; defeat.

baffle — full definition

  1. verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
  2. verb To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
  3. verb Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.
  4. verb To dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control (a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound).

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