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Lethargy
//ˈlɛθ.ə(ɹ).d͡ʒi// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. countable, uncountable
"Europe lay then under a deep lethargy."
- 2 inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy wordnet
- 3 A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or prolonged sleep patterns. countable, uncountable
"This Apoplexie is (as I take it) a kind of Lethargie, a sleeping of the blood, a horson Tingling."
- 4 weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy wordnet
- 5 a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lēthārgia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ (lēthārgĭ́ā, “drowsiness”), from λήθᾱργος (lḗthārgos, “forgetful, lethargic”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, adjectival suffix).
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