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  • 31Stupor — Stu|por 〈m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Med.〉 Zustand völliger Unbeweglichkeit, Stummheit u. Unempfindlichkeit gegenüber jeglichem Reiz bei erhaltenem Bewusstsein [Etym.: <lat. stupor »Starrheit, Schwerfälligkeit, Stumpfsinn; Tölpel«; zu stupere… …

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  • 32stupor — stu|por [ˈstju:pə US ˈstu:pər] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: stupere; STUPID1] a state in which you cannot think, speak, see, or hear clearly, usually because you have drunk too much alcohol or taken drugs ▪ We found him lying at …

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  • 33Stupor — Stu|por der; s <aus lat. stupor »das Staunen, Betroffenheit«> völlige körperliche u. geistige Regungslosigkeit, krankhafter Stumpfsinn, Starrheit (Med.) …

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  • 34stupor — stu|por [ stupər ] noun count or uncount the condition of being unable to think or act normally because you are not completely conscious: in a drunken stupor …

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  • 35stupor — noun they left him slumped in a drunken stupor Syn: daze, state of unconsciousness, torpor, insensibility, oblivion …

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  • 36stupor — UK [ˈstjuːpə(r)] / US [ˈstupər] noun [countable/uncountable] the condition of being unable to think or act normally because you are not completely conscious in a drunken stupor …

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  • 37stupor — stu•por [[t]ˈstu pər, ˈstyu [/t]] n. 1) pat suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: a drunken stupor[/ex] 2) psi mental torpor; apathy; stupefaction • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME… …

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  • 38epileptic stupor — stupor following an epileptic convulsion; called also postconvulsive s …

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  • 39stupor — noun a) A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility b) a state in which one has difficulty in thinking or using ones senses See Also: stupid, stupendous …

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  • 40Stupor — Sløvhedstilstand …

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