torpor

Torpor is the state of being inactive or having apathy.

(noun)

An example of torpor is a teenage couch potato.

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See torpor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a state of being dormant or inactive; temporary loss of all or part of the power of sensation or motion; sluggishness; stupor
  2. dullness; apathy

Origin: L < torpere: see torpid

See torpor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
  2. Lethargy; apathy. See Synonyms at lethargy.
  3. The dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from torpēre, to be stiff; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • torˌpo·rifˈic (-pə-rĭfˈĭk) adjective

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