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Stupefaction Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Stupefaction has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a feeling of stupefied astonishment

2

marginal consciousness

"his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"

"someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"

3

the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic

"the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"

4

The state of extreme shock or astonishment.

Example Sentences
"his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows" noun
"someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" noun
"the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
astonishment unconsciousness action
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
daze
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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