Noun: stupefaction ,st(y)oo-pu'fak-shun
- The action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic
"the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students"
- A feeling of stupefied astonishment
"The news left him in a state of stupefaction"
- Marginal consciousness
"his stupefaction was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows";
- grogginess, stupor, semiconsciousness
Derived forms: stupefactions
Type of: action, amazement, astonishment, unconsciousness
Encyclopedia: Stupefaction