estupefacción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from post-classical Latin stupefactiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /estupefaɡˈθjon/ [es.t̪u.pe.faɣ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /estupefaɡˈsjon/ [es.t̪u.pe.faɣ̞ˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: es‧tu‧pe‧fac‧ción

Noun

estupefacción f (plural estupefacciones)

1. astonishment

   Synonyms: estupor, pasmo, asombro

Related terms

• estupefaciente

 

Further reading

• “estupefacción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28