Stupidfy

Stupidfy: verb. To make someone so awestruck that they lose their power of comprehension, some of which is never regained. The difference between stupefying and stupidfying is that the latter is more or less permanent, while the former can usually be overcome. One can find many stupidfied people in history and in literature - after all, can anyone really think that Ophelia from Macbeth would have done what she did if she were not stupidfied (and under the influence of certain horse sedatives)?