About The Word Stupefaction
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Stupefaction
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What's The Definition Of Stupefaction?
[n] the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic; "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"
[n] marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" [n] a feeling of stupefied astonishment Synonyms | Synonyms for Stupefaction: grogginess | semiconsciousness | stupor Related Terms | Find terms related to Stupefaction: See Also | action | amazement | astonishment | daze | shock | stupor | unconsciousness Stupefaction In Webster's Dictionary \Stu`pe*fac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. stup['e]faction. See
{Stupefacient}.]
The act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied.
[Written also {stupifaction}.]
Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a
hardness and stupefaction upon it. --South.
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