stupor
A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibilityA 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.
» Sami was in a drunken stupor.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
He fell into a drunken stupor.
She woke from a deep stupor after the medication.
Sopor
сту́порstúpor, оцепене́ниеocepenénije
сту́порstúpor
(countable, uncountable)A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.
- marginal consciousness
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
Examples
11 sentencesSami was in a drunken stupor.
Ziri drank himself into a stupor.
The discussion put her into a stupor.
The patient is in a state of profound stupor.
Tom seemed to be in a sort of stupor.
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). DisLate Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep.
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Forms
plural: stuporsSynonyms
5 synonyms- marginal consciousness:grogginessstupefactionsemiconsciousness
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally:dazeshock
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable