stupor
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Definition of stupor
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noun
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(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
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(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.”
- (countable, uncountable)A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.
verb
- (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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