stupefaction C2+ Topic:Law & Government 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... astonishmentamazementbewildermentstupordazestupefationastoundment ↔ Opposites alertnessclaritycomprehension Word family Related forms stupefystuporstupidstupendous Etymology AI details From Late Latin stupefactiō, from Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make'). stupēre Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown