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Besot

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stupefyverb(transitive, by extension, figurative) To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
stupifyverbAlternative form of stupefy. [(transitive, especially law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.]

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stupefyverb(transitive, by extension, figurative) To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
stupifyverbAlternative form of stupefy. [(transitive, especially law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.]
infatuateverb(transitive) To inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm.
disorientverbTo confuse or befuddle.
stupornounA state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
befuddleverb(transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
intoxicateverbTo stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
obstupefyverb(obsolete) To stupefy.
befogverbTo confuse, mystify (a person); to make less acute or perceptive, to cloud (a person’s faculties).
dozenounA light, short sleep or nap.
mystifyverb(transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
discombobulatenoun(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
beclownverb(transitive) To make a fool of.
bepuddleverbTo cover or fill with puddles.
discomboberateverbAlternative form of discombobulate. [(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.]
amazenoun(archaic) (except poetic, uncountable) Amazement, astonishment; (countable) an instance of this.
bafflenoun(countable, technology) A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.
dozzlenoun(chiefly North-country English dialectal) the tobacco left at the bottom of a pipe and put on the top of the next fill: dottle; in a general sense, a plug or a cap to top something off.
bedazeverb(transitive) To cause to become dazed.
dumbfoundverb(transitive) To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.

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