Stupefy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation

be a mystery or bewildering to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈuːpɪfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/stjˈuːpɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stjˈuːpɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈuːpɪfˌaɪ/.

Examples

This beats me!
Got me--I don't know the answer!
a vexing problem

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flummox gravel baffle stick dumbfound vex get mystify amaze beat bewilder perplex puzzle nonplus pose stun besot

Parts of Speech

verb	make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
verb	be a mystery or bewildering to “This beats me!”
verb	make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow “stun fish”

Word Forms

stupefaction	noun	the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic
puzzle	noun	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
puzzlement	noun	confusion resulting from failure to understand
puzzler	noun	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
mystification	noun	something designed to mystify or bewilder
mystifier	noun	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
mystery	noun	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
bafflement	noun	confusion resulting from failure to understand
poser	noun	a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
bewilderment	noun	confusion resulting from failure to understand

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verblüffend

durch Trunkenheit oder Verliebtheit langweilig oder dumm machen oder durcheinander bringen

🇫🇷French

abrutir

rendre ennuyeux ou stupide ou embrouiller avec l'ivresse ou l'engouement

🇪🇸Spanish

dejar estupefacto

volverse aburrido o estúpido o confundirse con la embriaguez o el enamoramiento

🇮🇹Italian

stupire

rendere ottuso o stupido o confondere con l'ubriachezza o l'infatuazione

🇳🇱Dutch

verbijsteren

saai of stom maken, of verwarren met dronkenschap of verliefdheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

estupefato

tornar chato ou estúpido ou confundir-se com embriaguez ou paixão

🇷🇺Russian

одурманивать

сделать скучным или глупым или запутаться пьянством или увлечением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख बनाना

सुस्त या मूर्ख बनाना या नशे या मोह में उलझा देना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তব্ধ

মাতালতা বা মোহের সাথে নিস্তেজ বা বোকা বা কাদা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

குடிப்பழக்கம் அல்லது மோகத்தால் மந்தமான அல்லது முட்டாள் அல்லது குழப்பத்தை உண்டாக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఖపు

మత్తు లేదా వ్యామోహంతో నిస్తేజంగా లేదా మూర్ఖంగా లేదా గజిబిజిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

कंटाळवाणा किंवा मूर्ख बनवा किंवा मद्यधुंदपणा किंवा मोहाने गोंधळ करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

નીરસ અથવા મૂર્ખ બનાવો અથવા નશામાં અથવા મોહ સાથે ગૂંચવડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖತನದ

ಕುಡಿತ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಮೋಹದಿಂದ ಮಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಥವಾ ಗಲೀಜು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദബുദ്ധി

മന്ദബുദ്ധിയോ മന്ദബുദ്ധിയോ മദ്യപാനമോ വ്യാമോഹമോ കൊണ്ട് കുഴപ്പമുണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਸੁਸਤ ਜਾਂ ਮੂਰਖ ਬਣਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਰਾਬੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਹ ਨਾਲ ਉਲਝੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوف

مدہوش یا بیوقوف بنائیں یا شرابی یا موہت سے گڑبڑ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昏迷

因醉酒或迷恋而变得迟钝、愚蠢或糊涂

🇯🇵Japanese

呆然とする

鈍感または愚かになる、または酩酊または夢中になって混乱する

🇰🇷Korean

멍청하다

술 취함이나 열광으로 둔하거나 멍청하게 만들거나 혼란스럽게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sửng sốt

làm cho buồn tẻ hoặc ngu ngốc hoặc bối rối với cơn say hoặc sự mê đắm

🇹🇭Thai

มึนงง

ทำให้มึนเมาหรือโง่เขลาหรือยุ่งวุ่นวายกับความมึนเมาหรือความหลงใหล

🇮🇩Indonesian

memabukkan

membuat kusam atau bodoh atau kacau karena mabuk atau tergila-gila

🇵🇭Filipino

nakatulala

gawing mapurol o hangal o magulo sa kalasingan o pagkahibang

🇲🇾Malay

menggerunkan

membuat kusam atau bodoh atau kacau dengan kemabukan atau kegilaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خدر

جعل مملا أو غبيا أو مشوشا بالسكر أو الافتتان

🇮🇷Persian

مبهوت

کسل کننده یا احمقانه یا با مستی یا شیفتگی درهم می آمیزد

🇹🇷Turkish

sersemletmek

sıkıcı ya da aptal yapmak ya da sarhoşluk ya da delicesine aşık olmak ile karıştırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְטַמְטֵם

להיות משעמם או טיפש או להתעסק עם שכרות או התאהבות

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