Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stupor

/ˈstu.pɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: stu-por
IPA: /ˈstu.pɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To place into a stupor; to stupefy.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He fell into a drunken stupor."
"She woke from a deep stupor after the medication."
"The shock left him in a stupor of disbelief."
"The heat drove the workers into a midday stupor."
"He sat in a dazed stupor on the couch."
"The team stumbled off the field in a stupor of exhaustion."

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin stupor (“insensibility, numbness, dullness”). Distantly related (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic) to stint, stub, and steep.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)tewp-, -, stupor

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstu.pɚ/
British English: /ˈstjuː.pə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

stupors (plural) stupour (alternative, obsolete) stupors (present, singular) stuporing (participle, present) stupored (participle, past) stupored (past)

Derived Forms

stuporlike stuporous

Phrases

stupor mundi

Frequently Paired Words

stupefy stupefaction stupendous stupid stupor mundi

Synonyms

daze grogginess stupefaction semiconsciousness shock

Rhymes With

super cooper trooper hooper duper pooper grouper looper blooper kuiper scooper kuper

Questions

How do you pronounce stupor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstu.pɚ/.
What does stupor mean?: A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
Where does stupor come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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