stupéfait

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stupefactus with the latter part gallicised after fait.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sty.pe.fɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Homophone: stupéfaits

Adjective

stupéfait (feminine stupéfaite, masculine plural stupéfaits, feminine plural stupéfaites)

1. astounded, astonished, dumbfounded

   J’étais stupéfait. ― I was astounded.

Participle

stupéfait (feminine stupéfaite, masculine plural stupéfaits, feminine plural stupéfaites)

1. past participle of stupéfaire

   Cela m’a stupéfait. ― That astounded me.

Further reading

• “stupéfait”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• stupéfiât