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stupor
[ stoo-per, styoo- ]
noun
- suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
He lay there in a drunken stupor.
- mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction.
Synonyms: , ,
stupor
/ ˈːə /
noun
- a state of unconsciousness
- mental dullness; torpor
Derived Forms
- ˈٳܱǰdzܲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳ·ǰ·dzܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stupor1
Example Sentences
It’s a testament to Shannon’s direction that he fully commits to submerging us into Janice’s unimaginable emotional stupor, even when that gutsy approach ultimately proves to be the film’s undoing.
Those latter respondents have presumably been anesthetized, never set foot in the real world or live in a permanent, chemically induced stupor.
On the way they passed a young man slumped in a stupor who, according to locals, had taken these drugs.
"I was in a stupor; I couldn't even speak," the activist remembers.
You can spend all night talking your friend through a breakup, reminding them that they’re better off without the other person, until you’ve spoken yourself into a stupor on the couch.
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