stupor

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I observed that a stupor was already beginning to overcome a few of them.

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  1. noun A state of reduced or suspended sensibility.
  2. noun A state of mental numbness, as that resulting from shock; a daze. See Synonyms at lethargy.

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trance ·  lethargy ·  torpor ·  slumber ·  numbness ·  delirium ·  unconsciousness ·  apathy ·  coma ·  insensibility ·  faintness ·  bewilderment
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  1. Middle English, from Latin, from stupēre, to be stunned.

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  1. = French stupeur = Spanish Portuguese estupor = Italian stupore, from Latin stupor, insensibility, numbness, dullness, from stupere, be struck senseless, be amazed or confounded: see stupent, stupid.
 

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