stupefaction
State of stunned shock
Stupefaction is the state of being stunned into mental numbness—unable to think clearly or react normally.
It can result from shock, exhaustion, drugs, or overwhelming surprise: He stared in stupefaction at the wreckage.
The word suggests a temporary paralysis of thought, stronger than mere confusion.
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- speechlessnessInability to speak
- flabbergastShock into speechlessness
thunderstruck · gobsmacked · agog · startlement · marvel · incredulity · disbelief · shock
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- puzzlementState of being baffled
disorientation · mystification · flummoxed · nonplussed · disconcertment · muddle · fog · haze
Lack of physical sensation
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- deadnessLack of life
dullness · unresponsiveness · catatonia · sedation · inertia · paralysis · somnolence · listlessness
amazement
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- speechlessnessInability to speak
flabbergast · thunderstruck · gobsmacked · agog · startlement · marvel · incredulity · disbelief · shock · jaw-dropping
confusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
- bafflementMental state of confusion
puzzlement · disorientation · mystification · flummoxed · nonplussed · disconcertment · muddle · fog · haze · daze
insensibility
Lack of physical sensation
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
deadness · dullness · unresponsiveness · catatonia · sedation · inertia · paralysis · somnolence · listlessness · vegetative
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- mental impairmentconfusion, disorientation, brain fog, memory loss, dementia
- disbeliefdisbelief, no way, incredulity, unbelievable, yeah right
- altered statestrance, altered states, hallucination, altered perception, consciousness expansion
- consciousness statesunconscious, conscious, awake, alert, sleep
stupefactionalertness
Active mental awareness
clarity · lucidity · awareness · cognizance · sharpness
stupefactionvim
Lively spirited force
vigor · vitality · liveliness · animation · vivacity
stupefactionexpectation
Belief about future outcomes
anticipation · composure · equanimity · foreknowledge · preparedness
stupid, stupidity, stupidly, stupor, stupefied, stupefy, stupefying