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BNC: 21978 COCA: 19814

stupor

noun

stu·​por ˈstü-pər How to pronounce stupor (audio)
ˈstyü-
1
: a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
a drunken stupor
specifically : 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 : daze

Synonyms

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lethargy, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpor mean physical or mental inertness.

lethargy implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs.

months of lethargy followed my accident

languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love.

languor induced by a tropical vacation

lassitude stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health.

a depression marked by lassitude

stupor implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants.

lapsed into an alcoholic stupor

torpor implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness.

a once alert mind now in a torpor

Example Sentences

He fell into a drunken stupor. in a stupor of fatigue
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin, from stupēre

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stupor was in the 14th century

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