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Stupefaction

Stupefaction Meaning & Definition
Stupefaction Definition And Meaning

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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