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stu·por

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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(ére) to be numb or stunned + -or -or¹

]

—Related forms

stu·por·ous, adjective

—Synonyms 2. inertia, lethargy, daze.

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n.

A state of reduced or suspended sensibility.
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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stupor

1398, from L. stupor "insensibility, numbness, dullness," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid).

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stupor
noun
1.	the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn: daze]
2.	marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" [syn: grogginess]

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stupor [ˈstjuːpə] noun

a half-conscious, dazed or bewildered condition caused by eg alcohol, drugs, shock etc
Example: He was in a drunken stupor.

Arabic:	خَبَل، غُيْبوبَه، خَدَر
Chinese (Simplified):	昏迷
Chinese (Traditional):	昏迷
Czech:	ztuhnutí, otupění
Danish:	døs
Dutch:	bedwelming
Estonian:	uim(astus)
Finnish:	tokkura
French:	stupeur
German:	die Benommenheit
Greek:	αποχαύνωση
Hungarian:	kábulat
Icelandic:	sljóleiki; hálfmeðvitundarleysi
Indonesian:	karena mabuk
Italian:	stupore; stordimento

Japanese:	無感覚状態
Korean:	인사불성, 마비, 혼수
Latvian:	stupors; apstulbums
Lithuanian:	apsvaigimas, nustėrimas, sustingimas
Norwegian:	sløvhetstilstand, døs
Polish:	otępienie, odrętwienie
Portuguese (Brazil):	estupor
Portuguese (Portugal):	entorpecimento
Romanian:	stupoare
Russian:	оцепенение
Slovak:	omámenosť
Slovenian:	otopelost
Spanish:	estupor
Swedish:	halv medvetslöshet, omtöcknat tillstånd
Turkish:	sersemlik, sersemleme

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

stu·por (stpr, sty-)
n.

A state of impaired consciousness characterized by a marked diminution in the capacity to react to environmental stimuli.

stupor·ous adj.

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