1
: a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
a drunken stupor
specifically
: a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness
2
: a state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock : daze
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Examples of stupor in a Sentence
He fell into a drunken stupor.
in a stupor of fatigue
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Perez was speeding through Astoria, Queens, in a drunken stupor about 4 a.m. Thursday when his Nissan Altima blew past three stop signs and collided with a Honda Ridgeline SUV near 47th St. and 28th Ave., police and prosecutors said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2024
Anker’s nonslip base for earbuds is also considerably wider and has raised edges, which is great during a groggy stupor.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 7 June 2024
Modi’s nationalism has thrown the entire opposition into a kind of intellectual stupor.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2019
Frequent drug users describe being high on fentanyl as a carefree, sometimes euphoric stupor, followed by a painful withdrawal — nausea, anxiety, sweat and flulike symptoms — that drives them to use again.
—Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2024
Anker’s nonslip base for earbuds is also considerably wider and has raised edges, which is great during a groggy stupor.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 7 June 2024
Modi’s nationalism has thrown the entire opposition into a kind of intellectual stupor.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2019
Frequent drug users describe being high on fentanyl as a carefree, sometimes euphoric stupor, followed by a painful withdrawal — nausea, anxiety, sweat and flulike symptoms — that drives them to use again.
—Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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stupor
noun
stu·por
ˈst(y)ü-pər 
1
: a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or feeling
drifted into a pleasant, dreamy stupor
2
: a state of dullness or lack of interest resulting often from stress or shock
Medical Definition
stupor
noun
stu·por
ˈst(y)ü-pər
: a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
a drunken stupor
specifically
: a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness
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