Torpor
noun
1.
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
2.
lethargic indifference; apathy.
3.
a state of suspended physical powers and activities.
4.
dormancy, as of a hibernating animal.
noun
1.
a state of torpidity
torpor tor·por (tôr’pər)
n.
A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
Lethargy; apathy.
tor’po·rif’ic (-pə-rĭf’ĭk) adj.
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