stupor

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈstupɚ/ UK /ˈstjuːpə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

He sat in a drunken stupor, oblivious to the noise.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a state of... daze torpor lethargy insensibility trance numbness coma

Opposites

alertness consciousness wakefulness lucidity

Word family

Derived forms stuporous

Related forms stupefy stupid stupendous

Etymology

From Latin stupor ('numbness, insensibility, dullness'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed'), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ('to strike, push').

stupor Latin stupēre Latin *(s)tewp- Proto-Indo-European

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# stupor

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

## Meanings
1. a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

## Examples
- He sat in a drunken stupor, oblivious to the noise.

## Synonyms
- daze
- torpor
- lethargy
- insensibility
- trance
- numbness
- coma

## Antonyms
- alertness
- consciousness
- wakefulness
- lucidity

## Derived Forms
- stuporous

## Related Forms
- stupefy
- stupid
- stupendous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stupor
- Root: stupēre
- Root: *(s)tewp-

## Etymology
From Latin stupor ('numbness, insensibility, dullness'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed'), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ('to strike, push').

## AI Etymology
Stupor comes from Latin stupor ('numbness, insensibility, dullness'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed'), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ('to strike, push'). The historical chain includes Latin stupor, Latin stupēre, and Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-. The quoted older senses, "numbness, insensibility, dullness", "to be stunned, benumbed", and "to strike, push", supply the semantic anchors for stupor. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word stupor carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility". English derivatives include stuporous; related English forms include stupefy, stupid, and stupendous. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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