stupor

stu·por

noun \ˈstü-pər, ˈstyü-\

Definition of STUPOR

1

: a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility <a drunken stupor>

2

: a state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock : daze

Examples of STUPOR

1. He fell into a drunken stupor.
2. in a stupor of fatigue

Origin of STUPOR

Middle English, from Latin, from stupēre

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to STUPOR

Synonyms: hebetude, languor, lassitude, listlessness, lethargy, torpor

Antonyms: vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity

Related Words: boredom, indifference; malaise; laziness; fatigue, sleepiness; narcosis; idleness, inaction

Near Antonyms: eagerness, enthusiasm, keenness, spiritedness; ambition, enterprise

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See Synonym Discussion at lethargy

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Rhymes with STUPOR

blooper, cooper, Cowper, duper, grouper, hooper, looper, scooper, snooper, swooper, super, trooper, trouper, whooper