stupefaction
See also: stupéfaction
English
Etymology
From Middle French stupéfaction, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“I am stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“do, make”).
Noun
stupefaction (countable and uncountable, plural stupefactions)
- The state of extreme shock or astonishment.
- A state of insensibility; stupor.
Translations
the state of dismay; shock
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