torpor
noun
[ ˈtɔːpə ]
• a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
• "they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism"
Similar:
lethargy,
torpidity,
sluggishness,
inertia,
inertness,
inactivity,
inaction,
dormancy,
slowness,
lifelessness,
dullness,
heaviness,
listlessness,
languor,
languidness,
stagnation,
laziness,
idleness,
indolence,
shiftlessness,
sloth,
slothfulness,
apathy,
accidie,
passivity,
weariness,
tiredness,
lassitude,
fatigue,
sleepiness,
drowsiness,
enervation,
somnolence,
narcosis,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’.
