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Grammar : Noun

Spell : stoo-per, styoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstu pər, ˈstyu-

Definition of stupor

Origin : late 14c., from Latin stupor "insensibility, numbness, dullness," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid).

noun daze, unconsciousness

Example sentences :

The boy, rousing for an instant, would lapse again into stupor.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Lucie had, by that time, fallen into a stupor on the floor at his feet, clinging to his hand.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

She, motionless in the stupor of her anxiety, had not taken her eyes from his face.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Once invaded by a question, Charley must answer it, or fail and fall into a stupor.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

He bent over her with stupor rather than grief stamped on his features.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

The stupor and the restlessness had alike vanished; he was in a deep sleep.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

And he reverts into a stupor, leaving the world to the poet and the pump.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Moineaud listened to her in a state of stupor, as if he were unable to understand.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

In that stupor, I heard someone laughing, without explaining to myself who it was.
Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola

I know not how long we remained in a stupor after that tragedy.
Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for stupor

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