stupefacient

[ stoo-puh-fey-shuhnt, styoo- ]

adjective

1. stupefying; producing stupor.

noun

1. a drug or agent that produces stupor.

stupefacient

/ ˌstjuːpɪˈfeɪʃɪənt /

noun

1. a drug that causes stupor

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating this type of drug

Word History and Origins

Origin of stupefacient¹

1660–70; from Latin stupefacient- (stem of stupefaciēns ), present participle of stupefacere “to benumb”; stupefy, -facient ( def )

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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