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Stupefy vs Autonomy - What's the difference?

stupefy | autonomy |

As a verb stupefy

is to dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle.

As a noun autonomy is

self-government; freedom to act or function independently.

stupefy

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle.

    • Derived terms

    * stupefaction * stupefied * stupefiedness * stupefier * stupefyingly

    Related terms

    * stupe * stupid * stupor * stupendous

    autonomy

    English

    Noun

  • Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
  • (label) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
  • (label) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
  • (label) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.

    • Synonyms

    * (self-government) nationhood, nationality, sovereignty, independence

    Antonyms

    * (self-government) dependency, nonautonomy, inoperability * (capacity to make independent decisions) heteronomy, incapacity

    Derived terms

    * autonomic * autonomous, autonomously