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Stupefaction

The act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied.

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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Amazement 76% connected

The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Astonishment 76% connected

The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Daze 76% connected

To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shock 76% connected

A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stupor 76% connected

Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; lethargy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Amaze 74% connected

To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Amaze 74% connected

To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stupefy 74% connected

To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Stupefy 74% connected

To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Grogginess 92% connected

State of being groggy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stupor 92% connected

Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; lethargy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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