astounded, to be Copy link Outline 1. stŭpĕo, 2 (with various constr.2. obstŭpesco, obstŭpui, 3 (denoting the rise of the feeling in the mind, while stupeo indicates its continuance) • astounded, to be: 1. stŭpĕo, 2 (with various constr.: v. examples): he is a. and remains fixed in one long gaze, stupet obtutuque haeret defixus in uno, Virg.: to be a. by novelty, novitate s., Quint.: the mother was a. at the words she heard, mater stupuit ad auditas voces, Ov. 2. obstŭpesco, obstŭpui, 3 (denoting the rise of the feeling in the mind, while stupeo indicates its continuance): I was a.; my hair stood on end, obstupui; steteruntque comae, Virg.: Cic.: v. to be astonished.