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- Dictionarystupor/ˈstjuːpə/
noun
- 1. a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility: "a drunken stupor"
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STUPOR definition: 1. a state in which a person is almost unconscious and their thoughts are not clear: 2. a state in…. Learn more.
The meaning of STUPOR is a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility; specifically : a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.
STUPOR meaning: 1. a state in which a person is almost unconscious and their thoughts are not clear: 2. a state in…. Learn more.
noun. suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor. mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction. Synonyms: daze, lethargy, inertia.
stupor. noun. /ˈstjuːpə (r)/. /ˈstuːpər/. [singular, uncountable] a state in which you are unable to think, hear, etc. clearly, especially because you have drunk too much alcohol, taken drugs or had a shock. He drank himself into a stupor. a drunken stupor. She was led away in a state of stupor.
countable noun [usually singular, oft in/into a N] Someone who is in a stupor is almost unconscious and is unable to act or think normally, especially as a result of drink or drugs. He fell back onto the sofa in a drunken stupor. He was drinking himself into a stupor every night.
A person in a stupor is barely conscious, just really out of it. The words stupor and stupid come from the Latin root stupere that means basically “to be stunned.” Extreme heat and humidity, drugs or alcohol, or some kind of medical issue could send you into a stupor.
STUPOR definition: If someone is in a stupor, they are almost unconscious and cannot think clearly, especially because…. Learn more.
What does the noun stupor mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun stupor, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. stupor has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (Middle English) psychiatry (1800s) See meaning & use.
Stupor is the lack of critical mental function and a level of consciousness, in which an affected person is almost entirely unresponsive and responds only to intense stimuli such as pain. The word derives from the Latin stupor ("numbness, insensibility").
