NOUN | feeling | stupefaction | a feeling of stupefied astonishment |
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cognition | stupefaction, grogginess, stupor, semiconsciousness | marginal consciousness | |
act | stupefaction | the action of stupefying |
Meaning | A feeling of stupefied astonishment. | |
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Narrower | daze, shock, stupor | The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens / happens accidentally |
Broader | astonishment, amazement | The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising |
Spanish | estupefacción | |
Verbs | stupefy | be a mystery or bewildering to |
Meaning | marginal consciousness. | |
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Synonyms | grogginess, stupor, semiconsciousness | |
Broader | unconsciousness | A state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment |
Spanish | aletargamiento, atontamiento, aturdimiento, estupefacción, estupor, semiconsciencia, semiinsconsciencia | |
Catalan | estupefacció, estupor, semiconsciència |
Meaning | The action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic. | |
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Example | "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students" | |
Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
Verbs | stupefy | make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow |
stupefy | make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation |
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