What is another word for stupefaction?
348 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ stjˌuːpɪfˈakʃən], [ stjˌuːpɪfˈakʃən], [ s_t_j_ˌuː_p_ɪ_f_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]
Stupefaction refers to a state of shock or bewilderment. There are several synonyms for this word, including astonishment, bewilderment, confusion, daze, disorientation, shock, and wonderment. Astonishment refers to a state of amazement or surprise, while bewilderment suggests a state of confusion or perplexity. Daze is a temporary state of confusion or inability to think clearly, and disorientation refers to a state of confusion or lack of direction. Shock is a sudden and intense feeling of surprise or dismay, while wonderment suggests a sense of admiration or amazement. Whether you use stupefaction or one of its many synonyms, the meaning remains the same - a state of mental confusion or shock.
Synonyms for Stupefaction:
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• act • amazement • awe- apprehension ,
- dread ,
- esteem ,
- fear ,
- fright ,
- horror ,
- regard ,
- respect ,
- reverence ,
- terror ,
- veneration ,
- worship .
- Hodge-podge ,
- ado ,
- anarchy ,
- bustle ,
- chaos ,
- clutter ,
- commotion ,
- complexity ,
- complication ,
- difficulty ,
- disarray ,
- discomposure ,
- dislocation ,
- disorganization ,
- ferment ,
- fracas ,
- haze ,
- imbroglio ,
- intricacy ,
- jumble ,
- mess ,
- mistake ,
- pandemonium ,
- perturbation ,
- racket ,
- riot ,
- row ,
- stir ,
- tangle ,
- trouble ,
- tumult ,
- turmoil ,
- untidiness ,
- upheaval ,
- uproar ,
- wilderness .
- apathy ,
- benumbedness ,
- bluntness ,
- boorishness ,
- cloddishness ,
- denseness ,
- dimness ,
- drowsiness ,
- dullness ,
- lethargy ,
- ponderousness ,
- sleepiness ,
- slowness ,
- sluggishness ,
- thick-wittedness .
- Pudency ,
- bad conscience ,
- blot ,
- chagrin ,
- compunction ,
- contempt ,
- contrition ,
- degradation ,
- derision ,
- discredit ,
- disesteem ,
- dishonor ,
- disrepute ,
- guilt ,
- humiliation ,
- ignominy ,
- ill repute ,
- infamy ,
- irritation ,
- loss of face ,
- mortification ,
- obloquy ,
- odium ,
- opprobrium ,
- pang ,
- remorse ,
- reproach ,
- scandal ,
- self-disgust ,
- self-reproach ,
- self-reproof ,
- shamefacedness ,
- skeleton in cupboard ,
- skeleton in the cupboard ,
- smear ,
- stigma ,
- treachery .
- breakdown ,
- bump ,
- clash ,
- collapse ,
- concussion ,
- crash ,
- distress ,
- disturbance ,
- double whammy ,
- earthquake ,
- encounter ,
- excitement ,
- hysteria ,
- injury ,
- jarring ,
- jolt ,
- percussion ,
- ram ,
- scare ,
- start ,
- stroke ,
- trauma ,
- turn ,
- upset ,
- wreck .
- asininities ,
- battinesses ,
- brainlessnesses ,
- doltishnesses ,
- fatuousnesses ,
- feeble mindedness ,
- feeble mindednesses ,
- feeble-mindednesses ,
- feeblemindednesses ,
- in capacities ,
- in capacity ,
- in judiciousness ,
- in judiciousnesses ,
- in-capacities ,
- in-capacity ,
- in-judiciousness ,
- in-judiciousnesses ,
- injudiciousnesses ,
- nitwittednesses ,
- non sense ,
- non senses ,
- non-sense ,
- obtusenesses ,
- shallownesses ,
- stupidnesses ,
- thick headedness ,
- thick headednesses ,
- thick-headednesses ,
- thickheadednesses ,
- weak mindedness ,
- weak mindednesses ,
- weak-mindednesses ,
- weakmindedness ,
- weakmindednesses .
Other synonyms:
- confusion ,
- mystification ,
- shame .
- perplexity ,
- trance .
- fog .
Other relevant words:
- Amazedness ,
- Ataraxy ,
- Hebetation ,
- Impassibility ,
- Inappetence ,
- Obstupefaction ,
- Pococurantism ,
- Stound ,
- Vegetative State ,
- abashment ,
- acedia ,
- admiration ,
- anesthesia ,
- asphyxia ,
- astonishment ,
- awareness ,
- awe ,
- bafflement ,
- blah ,
- blahs ,
- blow ,
- boredom ,
- collision ,
- coma ,
- consternation ,
- detachment ,
- disinterest ,
- disorientation ,
- dispassion ,
- distraction ,
- dulness ,
- embarrassment ,
- ennui ,
- fascination ,
- fatigue ,
- grogginess ,
- hebetude ,
- hopelessness ,
- idleness ,
- impact ,
- inactivity ,
- incomprehension ,
- incredulity ,
- indifference ,
- indolence ,
- inertia ,
- inertness ,
- insensibility ,
- insouciance ,
- jar ,
- languor ,
- laziness ,
- lifelessness ,
- listlessness ,
- marvel ,
- muddle ,
- nonchalance ,
- palsy ,
- paralysis ,
- passiveness ,
- passivity ,
- phlegm ,
- prostration ,
- resignation ,
- semiconsciousness ,
- sensation ,
- shock ,
- sleep ,
- sloth ,
- slothfulness ,
- slumberous ,
- slumbrous ,
- somnolence ,
- somnolent ,
- startlement ,
- stupor ,
- supineness ,
- suspended animation ,
- torpidity ,
- torpor ,
- unconcern ,
- unconsciousness ,
- weariness ,
- wonderment .
- Asininity ,
- Astoundment ,
- Hypnoses ,
- Puerilities ,
- Sopor ,
- Traumatism ,
- Trepidity ,
- battiness ,
- bombshell ,
- bombshells ,
- brainlessness ,
- daze ,
- doltishness ,
- dumbfoundment ,
- emotional upset ,
- eye-opener ,
- eye-openers ,
- faintings ,
- fatuousness ,
- feeble-mindedness ,
- feeblemindedness ,
- gauze ,
- gauzes ,
- hypnosis ,
- idiocies ,
- ignorance ,
- injudiciousness ,
- labyrinth ,
- lala-land ,
- lightheadedness ,
- messes ,
- muddledness ,
- muddlement ,
- nadaville ,
- narcosis ,
- nitwittedness ,
- numbness ,
- obfuscation ,
- obfuscations ,
- obtuseness ,
- panic ,
- petrifaction ,
- puerility ,
- shallowness ,
- shambles ,
- stupidness ,
- thick-headedness ,
- thickheadedness ,
- up set ,
- vertigo ,
- weak-mindedness ,
- whammy ,
- wooziness .
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How to use "Stupefaction" in context?
Most of us have experienced at least a little bit of stupefaction at some point in our lives. The feeling of being taken aback and unable to comprehend what's happening around us. It can be incredibly jarring, and can make us feel things like confusion and surprise. There are a few different ways stupefaction can manifest, and each one can have a different impact on the person experiencing it.
In some cases, stupefaction may simply be a reaction to something unexpected. A loud noise, for example, might induce a sense of stupefaction in someone who's not used to loud environments.
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