STUPOR

grogginess, stupor, stupefaction, semiconsciousness

(noun) marginal consciousness; ā€œhis grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blowsā€; ā€œsomeone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stuporā€

daze, shock, stupor

(noun) the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; ā€œhis motherā€™s death left him in a dazeā€; ā€œhe was numb with shockā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stupor (countable and uncountable, plural stupors)

A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility.

A state in which one has difficulty in thinking or using oneā€™s senses.

Verb

stupor (third-person singular simple present stupors, present participle stuporing, simple past and past participle stupored)

(transitive) To place into a stupor; to stupefy.

Anagrams

• Portus, Proust, Sprout, Stroup, Troups, sprout

Source: Wiktionary


Stu"por, n. Etym: [L., from stupere to be struck senseless.]

1. Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; lethargy.

2. Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to one's interests.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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