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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor.
The police officer was unable to talk to the hospitalized victim as she was still in a stupor.- synonyms:
- sopor, stupefaction, torpor
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| definition 2: |
a state of confusion, apathetic daze, or shock.
Many of the residents fell into a stupor as they helplessly witnessed the fire consume their homes.- synonyms:
- apathy, confusion, daze, numbness, stupefaction, torpor
- similar words:
- trance
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| related words: |
anesthesia, fog |
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| derivation: |
stuporous (adj.) |
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