Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

stupor

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


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

All this gives the affair a narcoleptic quality, where flashes of radiance are quickly overwhelmed by everything else as we’re put back into our stupor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Those latter respondents have presumably been anesthetized, never set foot in the real world or live in a permanent, chemically induced stupor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

"I was in a stupor; I couldn't even speak," the activist remembers.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 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

The sting that followed snapped me out of the hazy, numb stupor I was falling into.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




Vocabulary lists containing stupor


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "stupor" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com