stupor

[ 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 of stupor

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin: “astonishment, insensibility,” equivalent to stup(ēre) “to be numb, to be stunned” + -or -or1

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Other words from stupor

  • stu·por·ous, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stupor

stupor

/ (ˈstjuːpə) /


noun
  1. a state of unconsciousness

  2. mental dullness; torpor

Origin of stupor

1
C17: from Latin, from stupēre to be aghast

Derived forms of stupor

  • stuporous, adjective

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