Stupor

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstjuːpÉ™(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -uːpÉ™(ɹ)

Alternative forms

• stupour obsolete

Origin

Borrowed from Latin stupor ("insensibility, numbness, dullness"), from stupeō (""), from Proto-Indo-European *stewp-. Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep.

Full definition of stupor

Noun

1. A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility.
2. A state in which one has difficulty in thinking or using one’s senses.

Related terms

• stupefy
• stupefaction
• stupendous
• stupid

Anagrams

• sprout