a feeling of stupefied astonishment
Used in a Sentence
stupefaction
How to use stupefaction in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for stupefaction.
Editorial note
That sclerosis of the neurons makes them act like people even dumber than their natural state of stupefaction.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a feeling of stupefied astonishment
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of stupefaction gathered in one view.
marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"
the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic; "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for stupefaction.
noun
a feeling of stupefied astonishment
noun
marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"
See also: grogginess, stupor, semiconsciousness
noun
the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic; "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"
Example sentences
That sclerosis of the neurons makes them act like people even dumber than their natural state of stupefaction.
After getting over my stupefaction that modular js requires compilation, I ended up with a Makefile, ./src, ./lib, and ./bin.
Gah.... instead of shaking my head in disbelief/disagreement/disappointment/stupefaction once again, I will simply wish you the best of luck in your endeavours and bail out from this impass.
In this sense, Curtis may be describing sort of a synthesis of the Orwellian and Huxleyan views, built on the mass media stupefaction of the populace to glamorize the roll out the surveillance state.
As the idiom goes, "Fortune favors the prepared".Many, like myself, have been struck by this particular paralysis of analysis, stuck in a studious stupefaction of research and preparation, in part due to fear of failure and in part due to never feeling prepared enough.
The command had performed as designed: Netware had beautifully, and to my horrified stupefaction, sent the message to the whole network of a large university, with a pop-up on each workstation... I grabbed my bag and got the hell out of there - in the hallway I crossed a sysadmin running in the opposite direction... For a few weeks I made myself very discreet and avoided the computer labs - the sysadmin of course knew and asked me if I had done or noticed anything unusual, which I stupidly denied but he was kind enough to let it pass.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use stupefaction in a sentence?
That sclerosis of the neurons makes them act like people even dumber than their natural state of stupefaction.
What does stupefaction mean?
a feeling of stupefied astonishment
What part of speech is stupefaction?
stupefaction is commonly used as noun.