verblöden

Senso (Inglese)

1. (transitive, weak) to cause someone to become dim-witted
2. (intransitive, weak) to lose one's acuity, to become dim-witted

Concetti

abbrutire

intontire

istupidire

istupidirsi

ottundere

rimbambire

sinonimi

verdummen

abstumpfen

verblüffen

vernarren

stumpfsinnig werden

benommen machen

blöde werden

betäuben

Traduzioni

s’abêtir

embajanir

daze

flummox

stupefy

go gaga

abasourdir

abêtir

abrutir

crétiniser

rendre idiot

ahurir

onthutsen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[fɛa̯ˈbløːdn̩]

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da tedesco medio alto: verbloeden

In summary

From Middle High German verbloeden (“to intimidate”). After blöd (“timid”) had changed its meaning to “stupid”, reinterpreted as ver- (prefix indicating completion) + blöd (“foolish, stupid”) + -en (verb suffix).