Question

Magic tricks stupefy most audience members. If the Latin root stupere means “be stunned,” what does stupefy mean? A. cause excessive happiness; overjoy B. cause to be astonished; amaze C. create disorder; confuse D. create silence; calm

Answer 1

Stupefy is the action of making someone unable to think or feel properly
answer C.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. create disorder; confuse

Explanation:

The word "stupefy" refers to astonished, surprised, shocked, admired, puzzled. It may also refer to someone who is in a state of deep confusion and is in a situation of disorder. With these meanings we can conclude that the right answer to your question is the letter "C" because it is the only option that relates the word "stupefy" to a conceptualization close to its meaning.