stupor

CEFRC1

/ˈstjuː.pə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A state of being barely conscious and unable to think clearly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To place into a stupor; to stupefy.

Examples

  • After that, you were in a state of stupor for two months.

  • The patient is in a state of profound stupor.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈstu.pɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.

More examples

In context

  • She woke from a deep stupor after the medication.

  • The shock left him in a stupor of disbelief.

  • He fell into a drunken stupor.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep.