stupor

Definition

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.

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.

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."

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