stupor
noun/ˈstjuːpə(r)/
/ˈstuːpər/
[singular, uncountable]- a state in which you are unable to think, hear, etc. clearly, especially because you have drunk too much alcohol, taken drugs or had a shock
- He drank himself into a stupor.
- a drunken stupor
- She was led away in a state of stupor.
Extra Examples- He fell to the ground in a stupor.
- The noise of someone banging at the door roused her from her stupor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alcoholic
- dazed
- drug-induced
- …
- drink yourself into
- fall into
- go into
- …
- in a stupor
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from stupere ‘be amazed or stunned’.Want to learn more?
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