stupefaction

[ stoo-puh-fak-shuhn, styoo- ]

/ ˌstu pəˈfæk ʃən, ˌstyu- /

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noun

the state of being stupefied; stupor.

overwhelming amazement.

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Origin of stupefaction

1535–45; <New Latin stupefactiōn- (stem of stupefactiō) senseless state, equivalent to stupefact(us), past participle of stupefacere to stupefy + -iōn--ion

Words nearby stupefaction

stunt person, stunt woman, stupa, stupe, stupefacient, stupefaction, stupefactive, stupefy, stupendous, stupid, stupidity

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How to use stupefaction in a sentence

The reaction to her selection in much of the GOP establishment ranged from stupefaction to scorn.
More Juicy Election Details|The Daily Beast|January 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Others, holding to the side of the building, felt with stupefaction the boards totter beneath their touch.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
The bears growl in stupefaction and rage, and take deep breaths to begin again.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
Mr. Wilding raised one eyebrow and looked aslant at Trenchard, whose weather-beaten face was suddenly agrin with stupefaction.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini

When he had, in some measure, recovered control over his reason, the first emotion was one of complete stupefaction.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
The bourgeois looked in stupefaction at this reinforcement that was about to join the attacking party.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere

British Dictionary definitions for stupefaction

stupefaction

/ (ˌstjuːpɪˈfækʃən) /

noun

astonishment

the act of stupefying or the state of being stupefied

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