Spanish word

aturdir

Pronunciation

IPA/atuɾˈðiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbconfuse

Example

La noticia me aturdió y no supe qué decir.

The news confused me and I didn't know what to say.

Illustration for aturdir (confuse)

More examples

El ruido fuerte me aturdió y no pude concentrarme.

The loud noise dazed me and I couldn't concentrate.

Core concept

A stunned, momentary inability to react or think clearly.

Common phrases

  • aturdir a alguien

    confuse someone

  • aturdir los sentidos

    daze the senses

Similar words

confundir: Render someone's understanding or judgment muddled and uncertain.
desconcertar: Leave someone puzzled and unsure how to respond after an unexpected event.
sorprender: Produce sudden surprise or amazement in someone at something unexpected.
pasmar: Leave someone so astonished that they become speechless and motionless.

Definition in Spanish

Hacer que alguien se sienta confundido o aturdido por un momento, sin capacidad inmediata para responder.

Word origin

Derived from a- attached to turdir, which goes back through Old French estourdir to Latin turbāre 'to disturb'.

Usage tips

  • Emphasizes a transient stunned state rather than lasting misunderstanding, so confundir is more likely for persistent confusion.

Other meanings

  • flusterverb
  • dazeverb
  • make dizzyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • aturdidodazedadjective
  • aturdimientodizzinessnoun
  • aturdidorstunnernoun

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