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noun
1.
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
2.
mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: astonishment, insensibility, equivalent to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -or -or1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: astonishment, insensibility, equivalent to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -or -or1
Related forms
stu·por·ous, adjective
Synonyms
2. inertia, lethargy, daze.
2. inertia, lethargy, daze.
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Word Origin & History
stupor
late 14c., from L. stupor "insensibility, numbness, dullness," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid).
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Medical Dictionary
stupor stu·por (st&oomacr;'pər, sty&oomacr;'-)
n.
A state of impaired consciousness characterized by a marked diminution in the capacity to react to environmental stimuli.
stu'por·ous adj.
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