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stu⋅por

  [stoo-per, styoo-]
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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; ME < L: astonishment, insensibility, equiv. to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -or -or 1

Related forms:
stu⋅por⋅ous, adjective

Synonyms:
2. inertia, lethargy, daze.
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stu·por   (stōō'pər, styōō'-)   
n.  

  1. A state of reduced or suspended sensibility.

  2. A state of mental numbness, as that resulting from shock; a daze. See Synonyms at lethargy.


[Middle English, from Latin, from stupēre, to be stunned.]
stu'por·ous adj.
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Word Origin & History

stupor 
1398, from L. stupor "insensibility, numbness, dullness," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stu·por
Pronunciation: 'st(y)ü-p&r
Function: noun
: a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibilitystupor>; specifically : a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usuallyimpaired consciousness
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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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