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DictionarystuporDazed mental state
noun

stupor

STOO-per/ˈstuːpər/

A dazed mental state with greatly reduced awareness and responsiveness.

The man sits slumped in a stupor, his eyes vacant and his hands limp.

An older man sits heavily slumped against a raised clinical couch back, eyes partly open and vacant, jaw slack and hands limp.
Etymology
stupLatinbe stunned
+orLatinstate or condition

The pieces name a condition of being stunned. Latin stupor meant insensibility, numbness, or dullness, closely matching the reduced awareness and responsiveness of someone in a stupor.

In context

KAI Manhwa Recap252:30
Lian Honglian stared at me, momentarily unable to speak. You... You I stayed where I was and didn t form a second spear. He finally shook off his stupor and moved to save his teammates.
They Mocked My Weak Summoner Class—Then I Pulled an SSS Class, SSS Divine Pet, and SSS Talents!

More examples

  • The character slowly emerged from a drugged stupor.
  • Exhaustion left her in a near stupor on the train.
  • His stupor made him barely responsive to questions.

Forms

stupor · stupors

Similar words

daze
A daze is confused awareness; stupor suggests a much stronger reduction in responsiveness.
lethargy
Lethargy is sluggishness and low energy; stupor involves markedly reduced awareness or responsiveness.