Stupefaction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of stupefied astonishment

marginal consciousness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˌuːpɪfˈækʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/stjˌuːpɪfˈakʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stjˌuːpɪfˈakʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /stˌuːpɪfˈækʃən/.

Examples

his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows
someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor
the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stupor semiconsciousness grogginess

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of stupefied astonishment
noun	marginal consciousness “his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows”
noun	the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic “the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students”

Word Forms

stupefy	verb	be a mystery or bewildering to
stuporous	adjective	stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
semiconscious	adjective	partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verblüffung

ein Gefühl verblüffter Verwunderung

🇫🇷French

stupéfaction

un sentiment d'étonnement stupéfait

🇪🇸Spanish

estupefacción

un sentimiento de asombro estupefacto

🇮🇹Italian

stupore

un sentimento di stupore stupefatto

🇳🇱Dutch

verbijstering

een gevoel van verbijsterde verbazing

🇵🇹Portuguese

estupefação

uma sensação de espanto estupefato

🇷🇺Russian

оцепенение

чувство тупого изумления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्तब्धता

स्तब्ध आश्चर्य की भावना

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனம்

ஒரு திகைப்பு உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

మూఢత్వం

మూర్ఖమైన ఆశ్చర్యం యొక్క అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्खपणा

स्तब्ध आश्चर्याची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખતા

મૂર્ખ આશ્ચર્યની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖತನ

ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆಗೊಂಡ ಬೆರಗು ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദബുദ്ധി

സ്തംഭിച്ച ആശ്ചര്യത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖਤਾ

ਬੇਚੈਨ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوف

حیرت زدہ حیرت کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惊愕

一种震惊的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

茫然自失

呆然とした驚きの感覚

🇰🇷Korean

마취

어리둥절한 놀라움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sửng sốt

một cảm giác kinh ngạc đến choáng váng

🇹🇭Thai

ความมึนงง

ความรู้สึกประหลาดใจอย่างตะลึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelumpuhan

perasaan takjub yang tercengang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkatulala

isang pakiramdam ng stupefied pagkamangha

🇲🇾Malay

terkedu

perasaan hairan yang terpegun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذهول

شعور بالدهشة الذهول

🇮🇷Persian

گیجی

احساس شگفتی مبهوت کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

sersemlik

sersemlemiş bir şaşkınlık hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַדְהֵמָה

תחושה של תדהמה נדהם

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The primary meaning of 'stupefaction' is 'a feeling of stupefied astonishment'.

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