Definition for
lethargy
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noun – A state of prolonged inactivity or torpor; inertness of body or mind; sluggishness; dullness; stupor.
noun – Specifically, in pathology, a disorder of consciousness, which consists of prolonged and profound sleep, from which the patient may be momentarily aroused, but into which he quickly sinks again.
noun – The hibernation or winter sleep of an animal, or any other state of complete repose, as a period of summer lethargy observed in many insect-larvæ, the repose of many tropical animals during the dry season, etc.
– To make lethargic or dull.
transitive verb – To lethargize.
noun – Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.
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