stupefaction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌstuːpəˈfækʃən/ General American, yod-dropping
- /ˌst͡ʃʊu̯pəˈfækʃən/ yod-coalescence
- /ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃən/ without the yod-coalescence
- [ˌstʊu̯pəˈfækʃən] ~ [ˌstʊu̯pəˈfækʃn̩] General American, yod-dropping
- [ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃən] ~ [ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃn̩] without the yod-coalescence
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˌst͡ʃʊu̯pəˈfækʃən] ~ [ˌst͡ʃʊu̯pəˈfækʃən] yod-coalescence
Etymology
From Middle French stupéfaction, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The state of extreme shock or astonishment.
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(countable, uncountable) A state of insensibility; stupor.
Suddenly roused from the state of stupefaction to which fear had reduced her, the female filled the air with shrieks. Disengaging herself from the officers, and rushing towards her husband, she clung with all her strength to his arm, imploring him, with frantic violence, not to let them kill her.
1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Knife, page 145:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stupefactions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
stupid · stupor · stupefy · stupefication
Translations (12)
ru сту́пор (the state of dismay; shock) · de Schock (the state of dismay; shock) · es estupefacción (the state of dismay; shock) · bg замайване (the state of dismay; shock) · ru оцепене́ние (the state of dismay; shock) · grc κατάνυξις (the state of dismay; shock) · de Betäubung (the state of dismay; shock) · bg зашеметяване (the state of dismay; shock) · ru остолбене́ние (the state of dismay; shock) · de Benommenheit (the state of dismay; shock) · de Bestürzung (the state of dismay; shock) · ota شاشقینلق (the state of dismay; shock)