Definition of "stupor" in İngilizce

noun

1. A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.

   • He fell into a drunken stupor.
   • She woke from a deep stupor after the medication.
   • The shock left him in a stupor of disbelief.
   • The heat drove the workers into a midday stupor.
   • He sat in a dazed stupor on the couch.
   • The team stumbled off the field in a stupor of exhaustion.

2. A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.

verb

1. To place into a stupor; to stupefy.