stupefaction

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

noun

1. the state of being stupefied; stupor.
2. overwhelming amazement.

stupefaction

/ ˌstjuːpɪˈfækʃən /

noun

1. astonishment
2. the act of stupefying or the state of being stupefied

Word History and Origins

Origin of stupefaction¹

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

Example Sentences

The reaction to her selection in much of the GOP establishment ranged from stupefaction to scorn.

From The Daily Beast

Others, holding to the side of the building, felt with stupefaction the boards totter beneath their touch.

From Project Gutenberg

The bears growl in stupefaction and rage, and take deep breaths to begin again.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Wilding raised one eyebrow and looked aslant at Trenchard, whose weather-beaten face was suddenly agrin with stupefaction.

From Project Gutenberg

When he had, in some measure, recovered control over his reason, the first emotion was one of complete stupefaction.

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The bourgeois looked in stupefaction at this reinforcement that was about to join the attacking party.

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