Torpor
/ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A state of being inactive or stuporous. countable, uncountable
- 2 inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy wordnet
- 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 a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility wordnet
- 5 A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Everything seemed dulled by Sunday's torpor and the dolefulness of the summer days."
Etymology
From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“I am numb”).