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stupor

stupor

17 7.7
An almost unconscious state when a person cannot think or feel much
  • noun
  • /ˈstuːpər/
  • Specialized
: estupor
  • The medication left her in a hazy stupor, making it difficult to think clearly or focus on the conversation.
  • in a drunken stupor

I, I interviewed an Epstein victim, She told me that she was, went into a kind of a stupor.

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Examples

  • You were in a stupor.

  • I bolted upright, shook off my stupor, and glanced at the bird cage.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I can see how my mom drinks herself into a stupor watching football games.

  • The sound brought the parson's wife out of her stupor, and she began to cry.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I came out of my stupor to perk up my ears.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The next day, Will arrived in his usual morning stupor and flew past Marla with hardly a nod.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Zakhid shook off his stupor and again entered his part.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I find them staring at me in a kind of bovine stupor, as if I were lecturing in a foreign language.

  • Finally, it was the shock in Thapa's eyes that raised Jago Antia from the stupor he had fallen into.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Midas spent his days in a stupor of splendor, spoiling himself and his beloved daughter and gorging himself on feasts and wine.

Synonyms

trance
vsstupor
55 7.1

A state when a person is not fully aware and cannot control their actions

is less altered mentally and more about near-unconsciousness than suggestibility
daze
vsstupor
20 5.3

A short time when you feel confused and cannot think clearly

is deeper and nearer to actual inability to think or feel
unconsciousness
vsstupor
13 6.0

A state when a person is not awake and not aware of what is happening around them

is close but denotes a less complete loss of awareness
loss of consciousness
vsstupor
  • Specialized
7 5.3

A short time when a person is not aware of what is around them and does not respond

is a milder, lingering state of near unawareness rather than sudden loss
torpor
vsstupor
3 8.9

A period of very low energy and little activity

is a more severe near-unconscious state rather than low energy
narcosis
vsstupor
  • Specialized
2 9.5

A state of deep sleep caused by strong pain medicine or anesthesia

is similar but can occur without drug cause and is less complete
2 6.8

A deep daze when a person is unaware of what is happening

is more about severe loss of awareness rather than simple inactivity
grogginess
vsstupor
1 4.8

A feeling of being dazed and only partly awake after poor sleep or drinking alcohol

is a stronger condition with much less consciousness and thinking ability
faintness
vsstupor
1 4.9

A feeling of weakness and dizziness that can make you pass out

is a more severe mental absence rather than mere dizziness or weakness
stupefaction
vsstupor
1 9.5

A state of being so shocked that you cannot think or react

is similar but usually follows illness or drugs rather than shock
1 7.5

A state of being partly awake and aware of things around you

is slightly deeper, with much less thinking or feeling ability
1 7.7

A state of being partly awake and not fully aware of your surroundings

is similar but leans more toward near total unresponsiveness
sopor
vsstupor
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A very deep sleep caused by illness or drugs that is hard to wake from

is a shallower state, almost unconscious but not fully asleep

Antonyms

380 3.2

Knowing about something or noticing it

10 2.9

A state of being watchful and ready to notice and act on danger or problems

How Conscious

alertness
10 2.9
drowsiness
5 1.8
stupor
  • Specialized
17 7.7
coma
  • Specialized
312 5.4

Surface Forms

stupor singular
stupors plural

Etymology

Stupor comes from the Latin root stup- meaning 'to be numb or stunned', and it shares this root with common words like stun and stupefy. So, to be in a stupor is to be almost unconscious, numb and unable to think or feel properly.