stupor.

A state of markedly reduced responsiveness or awareness, often caused by illness, intoxication, or shock.

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Words that belong together

• drunken stupor
• state of stupor

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He emerged from a stupor to hear voices in the hall.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular stupor; plural stupors. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.