ˈst(y)üpə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from stupēre to be benumbed, be astonished, be stupefied
1. : a physical or mental condition characterized by great diminution or suspension of sense or feeling : numbness , stupefaction
sleep produced by a bromide is … more of a stupor than natural sleep — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel
in a drunken stupor sold his wife to another — British Book News
specifically : a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness — compare coma
2. : a state of apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock
was in a stupor of mental weariness — Sherwood Anderson
had collapsed for a moment in a stupor of pain — Marguerite Steen
discomforts were minor, almost unnoticed in the leaden stupor of marching — Norman Mailer
have recovered from the stupor of defeat — Sigmund Neumann