aturdir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish aturdir

Verb

1. (transitive) to stun; to shock; to surprise
2. (transitive) to stun (to incapacitate by inducing disorientation)

Synonyms

• (to surprise): assombrar, surpreender, atordoar
• (to incapacitate): atordoar

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Spanish

Etymology

From older atordir, from a- + tordo (“thrush”) + -ir, based on the similarity between the thrush's flight and the scrambled movement of someone who has been dazed or stunned (compare French étourdir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atuɾˈdiɾ/ [a.t̪uɾˈð̞iɾ]

Verb

1. to stun, to daze, to dumbfound

Derived terms

• aturdimiento

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001