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" Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who succeed seem to need a stupefying amount of sleep."
Quentin Crisp

Meaning of "stupefying" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF STUPEFYING

ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUPEFYING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stupefying is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STUPEFYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Date rape drug

A date rape drug, also called a predator drug, is any drug intentionally used as incapacitating agent to assist in the execution of drug facilitated sexual assault. The most common types of DFSA are those in which a victim ingested drugs willingly for recreational purposes, or had them administered surreptitiously: it is the latter type of assault that the term "date rape drug" most often refers to.

Definition of stupefying in the English dictionary

The definition of stupefying in the dictionary is rendering groggy or lethargic, esp due to boredom. Other definition of stupefying is surprising or astounding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STUPEFYING

buying · edifying · electrifying · flying · gratifying · horrifying · mortifying · mystifying · petrifying · preachifying · qualifying · satisfying · scarifying · speechifying · stultifying · terrifying · unedifying · unifying · unsatisfying · unterrifying

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STUPEFYING

stupa · stupe · stupefacient · stupefaction · stupefactive · stupefied · stupefier · stupefies · stupefy · stupefyingly · stupendous · stupendously · stupendousness · stupent · stupid · stupidities · stupidity · stupidly · stupidness · stupor

WORDS THAT END LIKE STUPEFYING

accompanying · annoying · bullying · copying · crying · drying · dying · laying · lying · magnifying · outlying · paying · playing · praying · role playing · role-playing · saying · self-justifying · underlying · varying

Synonyms and antonyms of stupefying in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STUPEFYING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stupefying» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «stupefying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STUPEFYING

Find out the translation of stupefying to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stupefying from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stupefying» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

愚民
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

estupefaciente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

stupefying
510 millions of speakers
hi

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मादक
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الإغباء
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

дурманящий
278 millions of speakers
pt

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stupefying
270 millions of speakers
bn

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stupefying
260 millions of speakers
fr

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stupéfiant
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Stupefying
190 millions of speakers
de

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verblüffend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

びっくり仰天するような
130 millions of speakers
ko

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stupefying
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Stupefying
85 millions of speakers
vi

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túy
80 millions of speakers
ta

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stupefying
75 millions of speakers
mr

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चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers
tr

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bunaltıcı
70 millions of speakers
it

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stupefacente
65 millions of speakers
pl

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oszałamiający
50 millions of speakers
uk

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дурманний
40 millions of speakers
ro

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stupefiant
30 millions of speakers
el

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ναρκωτικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

narkotisering
14 millions of speakers
sv

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bedövande
10 millions of speakers
no

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stupefying
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stupefying

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2 QUOTES WITH «STUPEFYING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stupefying.
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Quentin Crisp
Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who succeed seem to need a stupefying amount of sleep.
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Bryant H. McGill
The supreme lesson of any education should be to think for yourself and to be yourself; absent this attainment, education creates dangerous, stupefying conformity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUPEFYING»

Discover the use of stupefying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stupefying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oops!: a stupefying survey of goofs, blunders & botches, ...
An entertaining study of human screw-ups, blunders, and stupidity includes such monumental goofs as the CIA's bizarre attempts to assassinate Castro, remarks that cost politicians their jobs, and a tiny mathematical error that destroyed a ...
Paul Kirchner, Colby Allerton, 1996
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The Stupefying Flashbulbs
These are occasion-stained lyrics, im- rather than compulsive. Their pretensions are few, their presumptions, endearing. We all laugh last.
Daniel Brenner, 2006
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Fish Catching Methods of the World
5. Fish. Harvesting. after. Stupefying. 6 Spearing, Harpooning and Shooting Fish Figure 6.1 Hundreds of. The fisherman who collects from the beach or shallow water can secure only sedentary, stranded, or slowly moving organisms, and ...
Otto Gabriel, Klaus Lange, Erdmann Dahm, 2008
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Essays, Letters and Miscellanies
All can bear witness that men living immoral lives are more inclined than others to the use of stupefying things. Bands of thugs and robbers, prostitutes, never live without wine. All know and acknowledge that the use of stupefying things is in ...
Leo Tolstoy, 2010
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Ledum - Verbascum
5 h.). [A/88.] Violent, stupefying deep pressure in the right frontal protuberance, on coming from the cold into the warmtn. [Qss.] Stupefying pressure on the whole left side of the head and faca (cheek). [Gss.] Aching stupefying pain in the head, ...
Samuel Hahnemann, 1996
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Materia Medica:
Stupefying pressure on the whole left side of the head and face (cheek). [Gss.] 12 20. Aching stupefying pain in the head, which affected particularly both sides of the forehead, in every position (aft. 1/2 h.). [Lr] 13 21. Violent pressing inwards in  ...
Samuel Hahnemann, 2002
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The Bridling of the Tongue and the Opening of the Mouth in ...
7.8; 9.8; 14.19; 16.42; 20.8; 22.22) which brings heart-piercing drunkenness, sorrow and stupefying astonishment: kos sammd tismama... sikkaron w'yagon ( 23.33). Ezekiel's bitterness here, therefore, reflects his identification with his people ...
Gregory Glazov, 2001
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Thuja (A) Stupefying Blow. — A sudden stupefying pain in the forepart of the forehead as if occasioned by a heavy blow. Oleander (H) Stupefying Debauch. — Pressive, stupefying pain externally in the forehead, in all positions, as if after a ...
J. W. Ward, 2003
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Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
Stupefying prcssive pain in the right side of the forehead, especially increased on stooping (after fifty hours),4. — Stupefying pressive pain in the whole forehead in the morning after rising from bed, as though he had not slept enough, or had ...
T. F. Allen, 2013
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Kautilyan Arthasastra
And making the food and drink placed there, in accordance with an agreement, mixed with a stupefying liquid, they should go away. 53. Then cowherds and traders should cause the robbers carrying loads of stolen goods to be attacked when ...
M. B. Chande, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUPEFYING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stupefying is used in the context of the following news items.
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8 men charged over abuse of Perth girl
... who cannot be identified because it could identify his daughter, has been charged with 228 offences including sexual servitude of a child and stupefying with ... «Sky News Australia, Jul 15»
2
Sherrington: Stupefying, juvenile DeAndre Jordan has ruined the …
What we have here with the flip-flop of DeAndre Jordan is a development so astounding, so stupefying, it'd seem diabolical if weren't clearly so juvenile. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
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Which stupefying thing did The Donald not actually say?
“They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some I assume are good people, but I speak to border guards and they tell us what we are ... «Las Vegas Weekly, Jun 15»
4
Appeal dismissed against convicted Marlborough rapist
An appeal by a Marlborough man convicted of rape and stupefying a child has been dismissed. The man, whose name was suppressed by the Court of Appeal, ... «Marlborough Express, Apr 15»
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Yahoo News Political Reporter Displays Stupefying Ignorance
RUSH: Ted Cruz yesterday spoke about the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, preamble to the declaration, one of the most beautiful things ever ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Mar 15»
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Film Review: Adam Sandler's 'The Cobbler' a Historical, Stupefying
CHICAGO – The newest Adam Sandler film that doesn't feature him dressed like a chubby middle schooler is really bad, but in a special way. Similarly, it is an ... «HollywoodChicago.com, Mar 15»
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Obama Presides over the Stupefying of America
stu•pe•fy (v.) - to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor; also, to overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish. «Canada Free Press, Mar 15»
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'Harry Potter' Fans Just Learned The Stupefying Secret History Of …
It really, really must have pissed off Draco Malfoy that while Harry Potter was his greatest enemy, he was number two — at best — on Harry's most-hated list. «MTV.com, Dec 14»
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Amazing Race episode 5 recap: Shelley and Nici's actions stupefying
Shelley and Nici Porter, why, oh why? Why were you the only team to force another to do an additional challenge? You could have moved on without naming a ... «Toronto Star, Oct 14»
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Cubism at the Met review – stupefying, heart-quickening and …
The curators have staged the development of analytical cubism in a stupefying, heart-quickening room of seven Braques and Picassos (so close in style you can ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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