Word
stupor
Phoneticsstu·por
US/ˈstupɝ/
UK/stjˈuːpɐ/
Definition
n. a state of being very sleepy or confused, often because of drugs, alcohol, or a lack of sleep. You might feel like you are in a deep sleep but still awake.
n. a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility, typically resulting from intoxication, fatigue, or illness. Often used to describe a mental state of extreme confusion or lack of awareness.
Examples
“He fell into a deep stupor after taking the medicine.”
“The long night of partying left her in a total stupor, unable to focus on her morning classes.”
“The patient remained in a drug-induced stupor for several hours, showing little to no response to external stimuli or verbal commands from the medical staff.”
Examples
simple
“He fell into a deep stupor after taking the medicine.”
contextual
“The long night of partying left her in a total stupor, unable to focus on her morning classes.”
complex
“The patient remained in a drug-induced stupor for several hours, showing little to no response to external stimuli or verbal commands from the medical staff.”
Real-World Examples
“When the gig ends, cameras capture a young fan in an awe-struck stupor, unable to tear himself away from his spot on the stadium floor.” “While the video was not made public until after Rob Ford’s death in 2016, he admitted in 2013 that he had smoked crack, “probably in one of my drunken stupors” in 2012.” Etymology
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
englishreference.com/q/stupor