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Webster 1913 Edition

Stupefaction

Stuˊpe-fac′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
stupéfaction
. See
Stupefacient
.]
The act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied.
[Written also
stupifaction
.]
Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and
stupefaction
upon it.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stupefaction

STUPEFACTION

,
Noun.
[L. See Stop.]
1.
The act of rendering stupid.
2.
A stupid or senseless state; insensibility; dullness; torpor; stupidity.
Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and stupefaction upon it.

Definition 2024

stupefaction

stupefaction

See also: stupéfaction

English

Noun

stupefaction ‎(countable and uncountable, plural stupefactions)

  1. The state of dismay; shock.

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Etymology

From Middle French stupéfaction, from Latin stupefaciō ‎(“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō ‎(“I am stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō ‎(“do, make”).

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