stup-, stupe- +
(Latin: amazing, dull, dullness, numbed, numbness, stunned, stupefied)
dodo
1. An extinct large bird.
2. Portuguese
duodo; literally, "stupid.
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Obstupui, steteruntque comae, et vox faucibus haesit.
I was stupefied, and my hair stood on end, and my voice stuck to my throat.
A description of the physical effects of fear, from Virgil's Aeneid; with an equivalent meaning of, "I was scared stiff."
stupefacient
1. Stupefying; producing stupor.
2. A drug or agent that produces stupor.
stupefaction
1. The state of being stupefied; stupor.
2. Overwhelming amazement.
3. Great astonishment or consternation.
stupefactive
1. Serving to stupefy.
2. Producing stupefaction; stupefactive.
stupefier
One who, or that which, stupefies; a stupefying agent.
stupefy, stupefies, stupefying, stupefied
1. To put into a state of little or no sensibility; to benumb the faculties of; to put into a stupor.
2. To stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
3. To overwhelm with amazement; to astound; to astonish.
stupemania
Manic stupor.
stupendous
1. Causing amazement; astounding; marvelous.
2. Amazingly large or great; immense.
stupid
1. Slow to learn or to understand; obtuse.
2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless.
4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied.
5. Pointless; worthless.
6. "Mentally slow," from Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, "amazed, confounded"; literally, "struck senseless", from Latin stupere, "be stunned, amazed, confounded".
stupidity
1. The quality or condition of being stupid.
2. A stupid act, notion, remark, or idea.
stupidly
1. In a stupid manner.
2. A moment or act of stupidity.
stupor
1. The partial or nearly complete unconsciousness, manifested by the subject's responding only to vigorous stimulation.
2. A disorder marked by reduced responsiveness.
3. Suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as with a disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.
4. A mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction.
stuporous
A condition unconsciousness, diminished consciousness or lethargy with a suppression of sense or feeling.