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Definition of
torpor noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
torpor
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈtɔrpər
/
/
[
uncountable
,
singular
]
(
formal
)
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the state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm
synonym
lethargy
In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.
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torpor
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