stupor
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈstuːpər/
- Specialized
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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.
- I, I interviewed an Epstein victim, She told me that she was, went into a kind of a stupor.
- Yim, in a very drunken stupor, forced them to tell me the the the end.
Examples
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You were in a stupor.
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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.
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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.
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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
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7.1
A state when a person is not fully aware and cannot control their actions
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5.3
A short time when you feel confused and cannot think clearly
13
6.0
A state when a person is not awake and not aware of what is happening around them
6
5.3
A short time when a person is not aware of what is around them and does not respond
3
8.9
A period of very low energy and little activity
2
9.5
A state of deep sleep caused by strong pain medicine or anesthesia
2
6.8
A deep daze when a person is unaware of what is happening
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4.8
A feeling of being dazed and only partly awake after poor sleep or drinking alcohol
1
9.5
A state of being so shocked that you cannot think or react
1
4.9
A feeling of weakness and dizziness that can make you pass out
A very deep sleep caused by illness or drugs that is hard to wake from
A state of being partly awake and not fully aware of your surroundings
A state of being partly awake and aware of things around you
Antonyms
How Conscious
Surface Forms
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.