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stupor
a state of near unconsciousness or severely dulled awareness
Synonyms
- daze
- torpor
- trance
Antonyms
- alertness
- awareness
- lucidity
stupor in a sentence
The injured sailor lay in a stupor below deck.
He emerged from his feverish stupor and slowly recognized the room.
Where it comes from
From Latin stupor, meaning 'numbness or insensibility.'
Memory hook
STUPOR sounds like 'stupid pause': in a stupor, clear thought nearly pauses.
Read it in context
- The Northern Channel History