stupe faction

[Fr., from Lat. stupefac tionem, acc us, of stupefactio, from stupe fact us, pa. par. of stupefacio =to stupefy (q. v.).] 1. The act of stupefying; the state of being stupefied. "It produced that kind of stupefaction which is the consequence of using opium."-Cook: Third Voyage , bk. ii., ch. viii. 2. A stolid or sensele state; dullne , torpor, stupidity. "Nor was this submi ion the effect of content, but of mere stupefaction and brokenne of heart." -Macaulay : Hist. Eng . , ch. xvii.