stupefaction

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[edit] Etymology

Ultimately from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“I am stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“do, make”).

[edit] Noun

stupefaction (uncountable)

  1. The state of dismay; shock.

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