to stump
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5.3
- verb
- /stʌmp/
:
desconcertar
- The complex puzzle stumped the experts, leaving them puzzled for hours.
But boy, I am, I am stumped, OK?
- But boy, I am, I am stumped, OK?
- But I'm kind of stumped at the fact that I like it.
- And this stumps pretty much all of the most driven people that I've asked this to.
- And the men are stumped because as men we are taught to be providers.
- But it's, but I the reason that I was stumped by this question is that I'm wary of the brain argument.
- One is if I'm really stumped and they will not acknowledge the stakes of what they are doing.
Examples
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They solved the case that stumped an entire task force.
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Ballard's face showed that he was stumped, and there was a look of embarrassment about him.
Fiction book (1990) -
But it's something that always seems to stump me every year.
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Okay, let me see if I can try to stump you.
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But boy, I am, I am stumped, OK?
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But I'm kind of stumped at the fact that I like it.
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I gotta admit to you, that one got me sort of stumped.
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Here are some problems that initially stumped us, followed by their eventual solutions.
Academic text (2000) -
Marcia was still stumped on the question of whether they were a couple or not.
Fiction book (1999) -
Any ideas would be gratefully received as I am totally stumped with this one.
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
266
1.9
Make someone unable to think clearly or make something hard to understand
190
7.0
To be too difficult for someone to understand
73
4.9
To make someone feel confused when something is hard to understand
65
5.3
To make someone very confused and unable to understand
65
2.7
To make people confused and things messy
35
6.3
To make someone confused and unable to understand
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5.3
Make someone very confused and unable to think clearly
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6.5
To make someone confused by making something seem mysterious
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7.0
Make someone unable to think clearly
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7.0
To surprise someone so much that they cannot speak or answer
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7.8
To make someone very confused so they cannot think clearly
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7.5
To make someone feel confused or unable to understand
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8.6
To confuse someone so they do not know what to do or think
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9.9
To confuse someone so they cannot think clearly
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9.4
To confuse someone and make them unable to think clearly
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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6.5
A talk a politician gives many times during a campaign about their main plans
- Specialized
A small sharp hand shovel with a pointed blade for digging out roots and weeds
How Confusing
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the verb stump meaning 'to puzzle' is to picture someone stuck on a tree stump and unable to move or answer; being 'stumped' is being stopped by a problem. That's why to stump someone is to leave them without an answer.