torpor

Torpor is the state of being inactive or having apathy.

(noun)

An example of torpor is a teenage couch potato.

See torpor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: L < torpere: see torpid

See torpor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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Origin: Latin

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

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