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Webster 1913 Edition
Stupefaction
Stuˊpe-fac′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
stupéfaction
. See Stupefacient
.] The act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied.
[Written also
stupifaction
.] Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and
stupefaction
upon it. South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stupefaction
STUPEFACTION
,Noun.
1.
The act of rendering stupid.2.
A stupid or senseless state; insensibility; dullness; torpor; stupidity.Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and stupefaction upon it.