Stupefaction
[,stʃuːpɪ'fækʃn;,stjuːpɪ'fækʃn]
Definition
(noun.) the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic; 'the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students'.
(noun.) a feeling of stupefied astonishment.
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Definition
(n.) The act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Lethargy, stupor, numbness.[2]. Insensibility, dulness, obtuseness, torpor, stupidity.
Editor: Monica
Examples
- During the rest of the day she did nothing but walk up and down the garden path in a state bordering on stupefaction. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- At first, it was a sort of stupefaction; but every moment was quickening her perception of the horrible evil. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- What was the stupefaction of the friendly movers when this object at last emerging, proved to be a much-dilapidated dark lantern! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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