stupefaction

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌstupəˈfækʃən/ UK /ˌstjuːpɪˈfækʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a state of being stunned into dazed astonishment

He stared in stupefaction at the wreckage of his car.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a state of being stunned... astonishment amazement bewilderment stupor dazestupefationastoundment

Opposites

alertness clarity comprehension

Word family

Related forms stupefy stupor stupid stupendous

Etymology

From Late Latin stupefactiō, from Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make').

stupēre Latin facere Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# stupefaction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌstupəˈfækʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌstjuːpɪˈfækʃən/

## Meanings
1. a state of being stunned into dazed astonishment

## Examples
- He stared in stupefaction at the wreckage of his car.

## Synonyms
- astonishment
- amazement
- bewilderment
- stupor
- daze
- stupefation
- astoundment

## Antonyms
- alertness
- clarity
- comprehension

## Related Forms
- stupefy
- stupor
- stupid
- stupendous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stupēre
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Late Latin stupefactiō, from Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Stupefaction is from Late Latin stupefactiō, from Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make'). Important recorded forms include stupēre (Latin) and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers a state of being stunned into dazed astonishment. The wider family includes related words such as stupefy, stupor, stupid, and stupendous.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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