1. a state of near-unconsciousness or insensitivity in which someone is almost entirely unresponsive
2. a state of shock or confusion in which normal mental activity is suspended

Examples

• The patient lay in a drug-induced stupor for several hours.
• She sat in stunned stupor after hearing the terrible news.
• The fever left him in a stupor, barely able to respond to questions.
• He emerged from his alcoholic stupor the next morning.
• The shock of the accident put her into a temporary stupor.
• The medication caused a deep stupor that lasted all day.