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stupefaction

Syllables: stu·pe·fac·tion/ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃən/

stupefaction noun: the state of extreme shock or astonishment.

Noun

stupefaction (countable and uncountable, plural stupefactions)

  1. The state of extreme shock or astonishment.
  2. A state of insensibility; stupor.
    • Suddenly roused from the state of stupefaction to which fear had reduced her, the female filled the air with shrieks. Disengaging herself from the officers, and rushing towards her husband, she clung with all her strength to his arm, imploring him, with frantic violence, not to let them kill her.1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Knife, page 145

stupefaction meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam

stupefaction in Tamil

உணர்வுமழுக்கம்

stupefaction in Bengali

জড়তা, হতবুদ্ধি অবস্থা

stupefaction in Malayalam

ബോധക്കേട്, ബുദ്ധിമാന്ദ്യം, മയക്കം, സ്തംഭനം

Forms of stupefaction

pluralstupefactions

Origin of stupefaction

From Middle French stupéfaction, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).

Words that rhyme with stupefaction

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Questions about stupefaction

What does stupefaction mean?
Stupefaction means the state of extreme shock or astonishment.
What is stupefaction in Tamil?
Stupefaction in Tamil is உணர்வுமழுக்கம். See Stupefaction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stupefaction?
Stupefaction is a noun.
How do you pronounce stupefaction?
Stupefaction is pronounced /ˌstjʊu̯pəˈfækʃən/.
What is the plural of stupefaction?
The plural of stupefaction is stupefactions.

Words near stupefaction in the dictionary

  1. stupas
  2. stupe
  3. stuped
  4. stupefacient
  5. stupefacients
  6. stupefaction
  7. stupefactions
  8. stupefactive
  9. stupefication
  10. stupefications
  11. stupefied

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stupefaction (page history and authors); stupefaction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stupefaction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stupefaction (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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