torpor
3
8.9
- noun
- /ˈtɔːrpər/
:
letargo
- The room's torpor disappeared; conversations resumed and climbed in volume.
- deep torpor
- bureaucratic torpor
- roused from torpor
If a bear comes out of torpor, it has a reboot.
- If a bear comes out of torpor, it has a reboot.
Examples
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Some ordinary citizens have been roused from the torpor of the everyday.
Fiction book (1999) -
In spite of his slow speech and apparent torpor, Bill Fagg was a stimulating companion with a huge capacity to surprise.
Academic text (1994) -
On the face of it, lying around in a deep torpor, exposed to attack, does not sound like a smart move.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's hard to struggle against torpor.
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The torpor and disorder of their lives spread into her quarters.
Fiction book (1996) -
And then a torpor that was not somnolent, but full of joy, took hold of her.
Fiction book (1996) -
The males sat in circles and chanted or sat alone, lost in a mindless torpor.
Fiction book (2001) -
In Lindsey's hypothermic torpor, the murmuring voices above her seemed as rhythmic, if not as melodic, as a lullaby.
Fiction book (1992) -
After a long week of work, he felt a deep sense of torpor on Saturday morning.
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The patient's prolonged illness left him in a state of torpor, lacking the energy to engage in even the simplest activities.
Synonyms
12
6.3
A feeling of tiredness and low energy
12
3.5
A period of time with no movement or action
8
4.5
A time when someone is not working or active
2
6.8
A feeling of little energy and no interest
1
9.9
A state of being inactive and lacking energy
A time when the body or mind is slow and has little energy
A feeling of great weakness and tiredness
A period of not doing anything or moving
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Torpor comes from the Latin verb torpere, which meant 'to be numb' or 'to be stiff', and it is the same root as the English word torpid. So torpor is a state of low energy or numbness, which is why it means physical or mental inactivity.