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stupefaction

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23
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃən/
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/ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃən/ · [ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃən] ~ [ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃn̩] · /ˌst͡ʃʊu̯pəˈfækʃən/ · [ˌst͡ʃʊu̯pəˈfækʃən] ~ [ˌst͡ʃʊu̯pəˈfækʃən] · /ˌstuːpəˈfækʃən/ · [ˌstʊu̯pəˈfækʃən] ~ [ˌstʊu̯pəˈfækʃn̩]

Definition of stupefaction

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of extreme shock or astonishment.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of extreme shock or astonishment.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A state of insensibility; stupor.
    “Suddenly roused from the state of stupefaction to which fear had reduced her, the female filled the air with shrieks. Disengaging herself from the officers, and rushing towards her husband, she clung with all her strength to his arm, imploring him, with frantic violence, not to let them kill her.”

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Etymology

From Middle French stupéfaction, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).

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