stupefy
verb (used with object)
to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
stupefying
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present participleof stupefy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
stupefy.
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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The title may be stupefying, but “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” is clever and extremely Canadian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
It was a sad sight, then comical, then stupefying.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
Mom’s brain had been a thing of beauty: the flights of fancy she could follow to utterly uncharted places were both stupefying and inspiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
I was chosen to be in “Goodbye, Columbus,” and then everything exploded with the stupefying surprise of “Love Story” — this cost-nothing project nobody expected to be a success.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2024
That bombardier’s name, he remembered suddenly with another stupefying shock, had also been Yossarian!
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
