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stupefying

  • present participle
    of stupefy.
    stupefy
    verb (used with object)
    to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
  • a word derived from stupefy.
    stupefy
    verb (used with object)
    to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.

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When Callum McGregor eviscerated his own team-mates in the wake of Celtic's stupefying Champions League collapse against LASK, he delivered their one coherent moment of a spineless night.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

This orchestra and its chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko, offer a master class in stupefying technique and passion.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

Can a team preseason oddsmakers tabbed as a 6½ -win outfit get back to the postseason after last season’s stupefying Super Bowl hangover?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

Perhaps sensing that the conversation was moving from stupid to stupefying, Mini piped up.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi