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stupefaction

[stoo-puh-fak-shuhn, styoo-] / ˌstu pəˈfæk ʃən, ˌstju- /


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Rogan, wearing his persona as a babe-in-the-woods naif, listened to this nonsense in slack-jawed stupefaction.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2024

In malignant conflicts, the kind that leave everyone worse off, there is the thing we argue about endlessly, to the point of stupefaction.

From Washington Post Dec. 8, 2022

If it’s a work setting and you’re trying to replicate the familiar, brain-dead stupefaction vibe of a professional meeting, you should consider wearing pants.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2020

Memes from the show have exploded on all platforms, repurposing the stars’ flamboyant styles, ironically adoring its layers upon layers of absurd taste, and sharing the stupefaction of falling into a seven-episode wormhole.

From The Guardian Apr. 3, 2020

Much more clearly than anything in Mr. Ludsbury’s study I could see his face now, grimacing in wide, obsessed stupefaction.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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