Both Uses of
stupor
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry sank into a stupor as Wood droned on and on.†
p. 108.6 *stupor = a state in which there is little ability to think
- Professor Binns opened his notes and began to read in a flat drone like an old vacuum cleaner until nearly everyone in the class was in a deep stupor, occasionally coming to long enough to copy down a name or date, then falling asleep again.†
p. 148.8
Definition:
a state in which there is little ability to think -- as from being very sleepy, drunk, or stunned