stupeur
/stypœʁ/
la
noun
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Both describe being stunned into stillness by something unexpected. stupeur often implies a frozen, almost paralyzed reaction; ahurissement leans more toward sheer disbelief at how strange or absurd something is.
Practice
1 What does stupeur mean?
stupor, shock, stunned amazement
2 Fill the gap: Il a appris la nouvelle avec ___.
Full sentence: Il a appris la nouvelle avec stupeur. (He received the news with stunned shock.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches stupeur?
stupeur: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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