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Definition of "stupor" [stu•por]

  • A state of reduced or suspended sensibility. (noun)
  • A state of mental numbness, as that resulting from shock; a daze. See Synonyms at lethargy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stupor" in a sentence
  • "I was near a dead man myself, that night, mostly in stupor, only dimly aware at times of the extremity of cold and wet that I endured."
  • "Igor, in his drunken stupor is now lying on top on KK."
  • "If you are among the people who missed the big game, the Super Bowl, today I call stupor Monday, must be like that."