stupefaction
3 synonyms for stupefaction, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A feeling of being utterly amazed or shocked.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
From Middle French stupéfaction, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).
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