stupefaction
11stupefaction — noun 1) alcoholic stupefaction Syn: oblivion, obliviousness, unconsciousness, insensibility, stupor, daze 2) Don shook his head in stupefaction Syn: bewilderment, confusion, perplexity, wonder, amazement …
12stupefaction — noun Etymology: Middle English stupefaccioun, from Medieval Latin stupefaction , stupefactio, from Latin stupefacere Date: 15th century the act of stupefying ; the state of being stupefied …
13stupefaction — /stooh peuh fak sheuhn, styooh /, n. 1. the state of being stupefied; stupor. 2. overwhelming amazement. [1535 45; < NL stupefaction (s. of stupefactio) senseless state, equiv. to stupefact(us), ptp. of stupefacere to STUPEFY + ion ION] * * * …
14stupefaction — /stjupəˈfækʃən/ (say styoohpuh fakshuhn) noun 1. the act of stupefying. 2. the state of being stupefied; stupor; numbness of the faculties. 3. overwhelming amazement. {French stupéfaction} …
15stupefaction — stupefy ► VERB (stupefies, stupefied) 1) make (someone) unable to think or feel properly. 2) astonish and shock. DERIVATIVES stupefaction noun. ORIGIN Latin stupefacere, from stupere be struck senseless …
16stupefaction — noun 1. a feeling of stupefied astonishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑stupefy • Hypernyms: ↑astonishment, ↑amazement • Hyponyms: ↑daze, ↑shock, ↑stupor …
17stupefaction — noun The state of dismay; shock. See Also: stupefy, stupid …
18stupefaction — stu·pe·fac·tion .st(y)ü pə fak shən n the act of stupefying or the state of being stupefied …
19stupefaction — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. astonishment, amazement, surprise, perplexity; see stupor , wonder 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A stunned or bewildered condition: befuddle ment, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, dis combobulation, fog, muddle,… …
20stupefaction — stu·pe fac·tion || ‚stuËpɪ fækʃn /stjuË n. numbness of the senses; amazement, astonishment …
