Definitions for stupor

stupor stu·por

Spelling: [stoo-per, styoo-]
IPA: /ˈstu pər, ˈstyu-/

Stupor is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in stupor (oprstu).

Definitions for stupor

noun

  1. suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
  2. mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction.

Origin of stupor

1350-1400; Middle English Latin: astonishment, insensibility, equivalent to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -or -or1

Examples for stupor

Even their drinking fountain is famous: a urinal Papa lugged home in a stupor from his favorite bar.

She, motionless in the stupor of her anxiety, had not taken her eyes from his face.

Once invaded by a question, Charley must answer it, or fail and fall into a stupor.

Russia continues to drink itself into a stupor, but still the scares the bejesus out of everyone.

The good news is that the departure of Berlusconi could be a tonic that awakens Italy from a stupor of lassitude and indifference.

Lucie had, by that time, fallen into a stupor on the floor at his feet, clinging to his hand.

"The last time he spoke to her, he was in a stupor," Blake said.

He bent over her with stupor rather than grief stamped on his features.

The boy, rousing for an instant, would lapse again into stupor.

Regions with intellectual vigor are more likely to bounce back; those without risk a stupor.

Word Value for stupor
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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