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stupefacient
[ stoo-puh-fey-shuhnt, styoo- ]
adjective
- stupefying; producing stupor.
noun
- a drug or agent that produces stupor.
stupefacient
/ ˌstjuːpɪˈfeɪʃɪənt /
noun
- a drug that causes stupor
adjective
- of, relating to, or designating this type of drug
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stupefacient1
1660–70; from Latin stupefacient- (stem of stupefaciēns ), present participle of stupefacere “to benumb”; stupefy, -facient ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stupefacient1
C17: from Latin stupefacere to make senseless, from stupēre to be stunned + facere to make
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