stupor

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈstjuː.pə/
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/ˈstjuː.pə/ · /ˈstu.pɚ/ · /ˈstju.pɚ/

Definition of stupor

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
    “He fell into a drunken stupor.”
    “She woke from a deep stupor after the medication.”
    “The shock left him in a stupor of disbelief.”
    “The heat drove the workers into a midday stupor.”
    “He sat in a dazed stupor on the couch.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
    “He fell into a drunken stupor.”
    “She woke from a deep stupor after the medication.”
    “The shock left him in a stupor of disbelief.”
    “The heat drove the workers into a midday stupor.”
    “He sat in a dazed stupor on the couch.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.

verb

  1. (transitive)To place into a stupor; to stupefy.

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Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep.

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