Meanings
nounobstupefaction (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablestupefaction
what a black kind of obstupefaction
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Origin
- Latinobstupefacere“to stupefy”
- Englishobstupefaction
Latin obstupefacere (“to stupefy”).
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obstupefaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstupefaction
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