stupéfaction

See also: stupefaction

French

Etymology

From Middle French stupéfaction, borrowed from Late Latin stupefactiō, stupefactiōnem, from Latin stupefaciō, from stupeō (“I am stunned, speechless”) + faciō (“do, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sty.pe.fak.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

stupéfaction f (plural stupéfactions)

1. amazement

Further reading

• “stupéfaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.