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Meaning of stupor in English
Pronunciation
/ˈst(j)upər/
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Noun
stupor
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin, from stupere‘be amazed or stunned’
Definitions
1.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
Examples
« his mother's deathleft him in a daze »
« he was numb with shock »
2.
marginal consciousness
Examples
« his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows »
« someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor »