torpor
noun/ˈtɔːpə(r)/
/ˈtɔːrpər/
[uncountable, singular] (formal)- the state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm synonym lethargy
- In the heat they sank into a state of torpor.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’.
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