stupefaction

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a feeling of stupefied astonishment
  2. noun marginal consciousness
  3. noun the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic

Etymology

From Middle French stupéfaction, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).

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