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Meaning of "stupefaction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STUPEFACTION

stupefaction  [ˌstjuːpɪˈfækʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUPEFACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stupefaction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STUPEFACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stupefaction in the English dictionary

The definition of stupefaction in the dictionary is astonishment. Other definition of stupefaction is the act of stupefying or the state of being stupefied.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STUPEFACTION


arefaction
ˌærɪˈfækʃən
assuefaction
ˌæswɪˈfækʃən
benefaction
ˌbɛnɪˈfækʃən
calefaction
ˌkælɪˈfækʃən
dissatisfaction
dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
faction
ˈfækʃən
liquefaction
ˌlɪkwɪˈfækʃən
madefaction
ˌmædɪˈfækʃən
olfaction
ɒlˈfækʃən
petrifaction
ˌpɛtrɪˈfækʃən
putrefaction
ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃən
rarefaction
ˌrɛərɪˈfækʃən
satisfaction
ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
self-satisfaction
ˌselfsætɪsˈfækʃən
tabefaction
ˌtæbɪˈfækʃən
tepefaction
ˌtɛpɪˈfækʃən
torrefaction
ˌtɒrɪˈfækʃən
tumefaction
ˌtjuːmɪˈfækʃən
unsatisfaction
ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækʃən
vivification
ˌvɪvɪˈfækʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STUPEFACTION

stupa
stupe
stupefacient
stupefactive
stupefied
stupefier
stupefies
stupefy
stupefying
stupefyingly
stupendous
stupendously
stupendousness
stupent
stupid
stupidities
stupidity
stupidly
stupidness
stupor

WORDS THAT END LIKE STUPEFACTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
introduction
production
protection
reaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of stupefaction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STUPEFACTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stupefaction» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stupefaction

Translation of «stupefaction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STUPEFACTION

Find out the translation of stupefaction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stupefaction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stupefaction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

麻木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estupefacción
570 millions of speakers

English

stupefaction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जड़ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غيبوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

помрачение сознания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estupefação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অচৈতন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stupéfaction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stupefaction
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verblödung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stupefaction
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마취
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stupefaction
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự kinh ngạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணர்வு மழுக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मज्जातंतू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şaşalama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stupore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osłupienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

затьмарення свідомості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stupefacție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποβλάκωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwarring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

häpnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbløffelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stupefaction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STUPEFACTION»

The term «stupefaction» is regularly used and occupies the 99.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STUPEFACTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stupefaction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stupefaction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stupefaction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUPEFACTION»

Discover the use of stupefaction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stupefaction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The stupefaction
The novella, Williams's first longer work, is accompanied by forty-nine short
Diane Williams, 1996
2
Stupefaction: A Radical Anatomy of Phantoms
"Philosophy needs idiots. Stupefaction is a study in the artifice of idiots: how they are made, the uses they are put to and the types of truth that may depend on them.
Keston Sutherland, 2011
3
A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
(from (It* fascination, and , producible,. producible by or arising from fascination or stupefaction. {nt*5T,iJ, ad. {loe. case of (it*3Rr), for fascination or stupefaction. ( 1t*3Tfa, a. (from (it*, fnscinatian, and STts, jrodueed). produced by or arising from  ...
William Carey, 1825
4
Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Dolichos Pruriens (Hg) Stunned Occiput. — A feeling in the occiput as if stunned. Zincum (Hg) Stunning Grief. — After emotions, fear, grief, fright which acted as if from a blow, stunning the whole nervous system. Opium (Hg) Stupefaction Brain.
James William Ward, 1985
5
New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel. 1 9. After waking, he does not recognise any thing around him ; he takes his book and goes to school, but he enters by the wrong door, Stram. 20. Stupefaction, with dimness of sight, Slram.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
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The Pathogenic Cyclopaedia: A Systematic Arrangement and ...
Carbo animalis.— Stupified in the morning and as if in a confused dream. Great stupefaction whilst sitting at table, with excessive lightness of the head, and anxious fear lest he should every moment fall unconscious. Sudden stupefaction  ...
Robert Ellis Dudgeon, 1850
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The Pathogenetic Cyclopaedia: Chapters 1-3.-v.2. Chapters 4-15
Great stupefaction whilst sitting at table, with excessive lightness of the head, and anxious fear lest he should every moment fall unconscious. Sudden stupefaction, several times ; he heard not, saw not and had no power of thinking. Sudden ...
Robert Ellis Dudgeon, 1850
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A dictionary of the Bengalee language: in which the words ...
(from (we. fascination, and fiat, product'h/e;, prodttcible by or arising from fascination or stupefaction. rattan", ad. (10:. case qftlttsar), for fascination or stu'pe . faction. (WITH, 0. (from Git. fascinnlian, and W, p'odmezl), produced by or arising front ...
William Carey, 1825
9
Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
Violeut stupefaction and intoxication,00, f — Deep stupefaction (after one hour and a half),1601". — Btupefaction (after eight minutes),1'"".— Stupefaction like an intoxication (sixth day),"6. — Stupefaction aud some delirinm,1''. — Stupefaction ...
T. F. Allen, 2013
10
Jahr's New Manual: Or Symptomen-codex
Sudden stupefaction and death. Stupefaction with loss of sense, irregular motions of the limbs, cold, clammy sweat, and small, slow, almost imperceptible pulse. Stupefaction with loss of sight and death soon after. Stupefaction alternating with ...
Hempel, 1848

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUPEFACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stupefaction is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Eight men facing 503 child abuse charges
... at total 503 offences which include sexual penetration of a child, indecent dealings, sexual servitude, child pornography offences and stupefaction of a child. «The West Australian, Jul 15»
2
'Game Of Thrones' Fans Got A Little Treat During 'Sharknado 3'
But pulling off a curveball whammy, a genuine bit of pure stupefaction, takes some real cunning. And not a small amount of stealth. Such was the case last night ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
3
Witness: A Letter from France
... acknowledge the willful destruction of colored lives that I witness daily, and why I have no words to convince others of the losses, the evil, my stupefaction as I ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
4
Israel Is Not at the Water's Edge; It Is Inside the U.S.
... in early March without the American president being first officially notified leaves, or should leave, the American and Israeli publics in a state of stupefaction. «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
5
Jim Webb's Old Novels Re-Emerge As 'Oppo' In Latest Sign That …
On the other hand, it could also be a welter of low-blow stupefaction and soul-exsanguinating venality that leaves you with the feeling that this American ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
6
St John: Ambulance officer's behaviour 'totally unacceptable'
Former ambulance driver Christopher King was found guilty on eight charges today, including sexual violation, stupefaction and making an intimate visual ... «TVNZ, Nov 14»
7
Ambulance officer on trial for sex attacks
He has been charged with stupefaction, indecent assault, sexual violation, and making an intimate visual recording of a 15-year-old girl while taking her to ... «3News NZ, Nov 14»
8
Thales Alenia Officials Flabbergasted as Safety Concerns Sideline IXV
TURIN, Italy — Thales Alenia Space Italy officials reacted with stupefaction and incredulity that their miniature spaceplane experiment's launch had been ... «Space News, Oct 14»
9
Samsung uses Steve Jobs quote to toss bile at Apple
Stupefaction can, however, lead one to stew so much that one does something a touch stupid. I feel that some might be in immediate need of an Apple Watch in ... «CNET, Sep 14»
10
The history of the word “qualm”
German Qualm means “(a thick) smoke, vapor,” but the first recorded sense was “daze, stupefaction.” It too appeared in texts only in the sixteenth century, and ... «OUPblog, Aug 14»

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