stupor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstu.pɚ/ (General-American)
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- /ˈstjuː.pə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈstju.pɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
The shock left him in a stupor of disbelief.
He fell into a drunken stupor.
The heat drove the workers into a midday stupor.
The team stumbled off the field in a stupor of exhaustion.
She woke from a deep stupor after the medication.
He sat in a dazed stupor on the couch.
- (countable, uncountable) A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stupour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| stupors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
stupendous · stupid · stupefy · stupefaction · stupor mundi
Synonyms
Translations (56)
et juhm (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cmn 神志不清 (state of apathy or torpor) · fi pökkyrä (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs apatie (state of apathy or torpor) · yue 恍惚 (state of apathy or torpor) · pl osłupienie (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs netečnost (state of apathy or torpor) · cs otupělost (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · ru оцепене́ние (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · yue 不省人事 (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · pl apatia (state of apathy or torpor) · hu kábulat (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · es estupor (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · de Sopor (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cmn 昏迷 (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · hu bódulat (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · pt estupor (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · be сту́пар (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · kk ес-түссіз болу (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · is sljóleiki (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · mi mate pāhoahoa (state of apathy or torpor) · cs strnulost (state of apathy or torpor) · cmn 恍惚 (state of apathy or torpor) · pl stupor (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · ka გაშეშება (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs otupělost (state of apathy or torpor) · is hálfmeðvitundarleysi (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · fi tokkura (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · kk естен тану (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs mrákoty (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · el νάρκη (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · hu részegség (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · uk сту́пор (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · et tuim (state of apathy or torpor) · nl verbijstering (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · nl verdwazing (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · ug پارامۇش (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs bezvědomí (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · ru сту́пор (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · sv stupor (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs omráčení (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · sh ступор (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · ur غشی (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · sh stupor (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · ro stupoare (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · bg сту́пор (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · sv dvala (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · el λήθαργος (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs omámenost (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs strnulost (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cmn 麻痺 /麻痹 (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · mi pāhoahoa (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · bg вцепенение (state of apathy or torpor) · fr stupeur (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · tmr תּוּנְבָּא (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility) · cs omámení (state of reduced consciousness or sensibility)