'Stupefying' definitions:
Definition of 'stupefying'
(from WordNet)
adjective
So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying]
adjective
Making physically stupid or dull or insensible; "a stupefying blow to the head"; "the stupefying effects of hemp"
adjective
Shocking with surprise and consternation; "the stupefying impact of the tragedy"
Definition of 'Stupefying'
From: GCIDE
- Stupefy \Stu"pe*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stupefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Stupefying.] [F. stup['e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See Stupid, Fact, and cf. Stupefacient.] [Written also stupify, especially in England.]
- 1. To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid. [1913 Webster]
- The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but stupefied. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stupefying'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- analgesic,
- anesthetic,
- bloodcurdling,
- deadening,
- dulling,
- exceptional,
- extraordinary,
- fabulous,
- hair-raising,
- indescribable,
- ineffable,
- legendary,
- marvelous,
- mythical,
- narcotic,
- noteworthy,
- numbing,
- paralyzing,
- petrifying,
- phenomenal,
- portentous,
- prodigious,
- remarkable,
- stunning,
- stupendous,
- terrifying,
- terror,
- terror-bearing,
- terror-breathing,
- terror-breeding,
- terror-bringing,
- terror-fraught,
- terror-giving,
- terror-inspiring,
- terror-striking,
- terrorful,
- terroristic,
- unexampled,
- unparalleled,
- unprecedented,
- unspeakable,
- wonderful