# stupefaction

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The state of extreme shock or astonishment.
2. A state of insensibility; stupor.

## Etymology
From Middle French stupéfaction, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“I am stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“do, make”).

## Source
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