stupefy
verb (used with object)
to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
stupefied
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past participleof stupefy.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stupefy.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stupefyverb (used with object)to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
Example Sentences
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After retiring from the ministry, I volunteered in local high schools and was stupefied by the lack of financial knowledge among students in the latter stages of their education.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
When the 55-year-old New Jersey chiropractor looks at his current balance, he is stupefied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
One month after One Day arrived on Netflix, Nicholls still seems somewhat stupefied by the reaction.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
Since then, campaign coverage has gotten only more stupefied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
It was Blackberry who bullied the stupefied Pipkin to his feet and forced him to limp the few yards to the gravel spit.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
