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How to pronounce stupor in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms grogginess, semiconsciousness, stupefaction
Type of unconsciousness
Derivation stuporous


someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor.
Type Words
Synonyms daze, shock
Type of stupefaction

Examples of stupor

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Some patrons experienced a stupor, while others were alienated by the spectacle.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The film is fragmented, delirious and didactic, sometimes to the point of stupor.
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When he fell into a drunken stupor, she lopped off his head with his own sword.
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When Mammy returned the child was in a stupor and never regained consciousness.
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Instead of having it treated, he bore the pain by drinking himself into a stupor.
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The rest of the girls come back to the mansion with Ashley in a drunken stupor.
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I am a zombie, dazed, in a stupor, she writes on May 30 after going for a haircut.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Oh, yes, we've been so tempted that in our stupor, we dialed the 1-800 number.
From the stltoday.com
A drunk vomits, inhales and, in a drunken stupor, chokes rather than coughs it up.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
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  • Daze: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
  • Grogginess: marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"
  • Stupor is the lack of critical cognitive function and level of consciousness wherein a sufferer is almost entirely unresponsive and only responds to base stimuli such as pain. The word derives from the Latin stupure, meaning insensible. ...
  • A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility; a state in which one has difficulty in thinking or using one's senses
  • A state of impaired consciousness in which the patient is unresponsive but can be aroused briefly by a strong stimulus.
  • A substantially lowered level of consciousness wherein arousal is difficult; mental and physical activity are minimal.
  • Deep sleep; unresponsive but can be awakened with repeated, noxious stimulation. Awareness is depressed but present. [Click Here To Return To List]
  • Partial or near complete unconsciousness.
  • Marked by a cessation of mental activity or feeling, often produced by sleepiness, illness, or the effect or alcohol, or narcotics.