stupor
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The term “locked in” was coined in 1966 by neurologists Fred Plum and Jerome Posner in their monograph The Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma.
From Scientific American • Oct. 21, 2022
"Russian forces have the Stupor rifle, which shoots electromagnetic pulses," she says.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2022
And once again the behemoth National Conference is headed for lopsided victory in another Stupor Bowl.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stupor and amazement of little Georges and little Jeanne at their basketful of New Year presents.
From The Memoirs of Victor Hugo by Hugo, Victor
Stupor, stū′por, n. the state of being struck senseless: suspension of sense either complete or partial: insensibility, intellectual or moral: excessive amazement or astonishment.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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