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stupor

[stoo-per, styoo-] / ˈstu pər, ˈstyu- /


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At the camp, Ibrahim said, adults and children alike often wander around in a sort of stupor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Since then residents have been in some kind of stupor, dazed, angry and tired.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

You can spend all night talking your friend through a breakup, reminding them that they’re better off without the other person, until you’ve spoken yourself into a stupor on the couch.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

About 1 in 150 people will experience more severe symptoms such as high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis, according to the World Health Organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

I watched the road ahead in a kind of stupor.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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