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Torpor

//ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A state of being inactive or stuporous. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy wordnet
  3. 3
    A state of apathy or lethargy. countable, uncountable

    "She knew that she was the cause of her husband's utter ruin; and she strung herself to bear the consequences. The reproaches which agony extorted; or worse, cureless, uncomplaining depression, when his mind was sunk in a torpor, not the less painful because it was silent and moveless."

  4. 4
    a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility wordnet
  5. 5
    A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“I am numb”).

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