stupor

[US]/ˈstjuːpə(r)/
[UK]/ˈstuːpər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility, daze, amazement

Phrases & Collocations

in a stupor

stupor of disbelief

Example Sentences

He fell to the ground in a stupor.

As the whisky took effect, he gradually fell into a drunken stupor.

The noise of someone banging at the door roused her from her stupor.

An abnormal condition variously characterized by stupor, stereotypy, mania, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs.It is most often associated with schizophrenia.

But differential diagnosis should be done on some special spirit and conscious states, like syncope, eclampsia, stupor, hysterism, and locked-in syndrome.

He was in a stupor after drinking too much alcohol.

The news left her in a state of stupor.

She stared at the screen in a stupor, unable to process the information.

The medication put him into a deep stupor.

He wandered the streets in a stupor, not knowing where he was.

The intense heat left everyone in a stupor.

She woke up from her stupor and realized she had overslept.

The constant noise put him in a state of stupor.

He tried to shake off the stupor and focus on the task at hand.

The monotonous lecture put the students in a stupor.

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