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View synonyms for stupefacient

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designating this type of drug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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