as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
shocked by news of impending layoffs, the workers shuffled through their shift in a quiet stupor
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Recent Examples of stupor
In 1994 of this reimagined America, Michelle (Brown) is a rebellious foster teen who lost her family in a car accident and wants nothing to do with people, most of whom mainly exist in a VR stupor powered by Skate’s Apple-esque mega company.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But Billy seems to be coming out of his post-Claudia stupor and recognizes that Olympia is picking Matty for her big assignments repeatedly.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
And that was done mostly wordlessly in a drugged stupor, so that was always going to be a challenge, not to just be the boring guy falling asleep.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
This routine also lulls even the multisig participants into a stupor, or a mindless clicking of buttons.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But Billy seems to be coming out of his post-Claudia stupor and recognizes that Olympia is picking Matty for her big assignments repeatedly.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
And that was done mostly wordlessly in a drugged stupor, so that was always going to be a challenge, not to just be the boring guy falling asleep.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
This routine also lulls even the multisig participants into a stupor, or a mindless clicking of buttons.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupor
Noun
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Interestingly, this connection between boredom and satisfaction wasn’t linked to relationship conflicts or tension, meaning boredom alone can weaken a relationship over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Rather than rising up and killing its former masters, Murderbot just goes about performing its security work, relieving the boredom by watching a lot of entertainment media; its favorite is a soap opera called The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
Noun
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There can also be severe neurological changes, such as confusion or lethargy.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2025
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Context Forty years ago in Azerbaijan in the south Caucuses region of western Asia, the laconic lethargy of Soviet bulk wine production was walloped by planned vineyard destruction.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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In the mid-to-late ’70s, when New York was sunk into the torpor of potential economic ruin, the city was fabled in another way.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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There are many reasons why putting humans into torpor for long-duration spaceflight is a good idea.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Sep. 2016
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“Stupor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupor. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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