lethargy
nounEtymology
From Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lēthārgia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ (lēthārgĭ́ā, “drowsiness”), from λήθᾱργος (lḗthārgos, “forgetful, lethargic”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, adjectival suffix).
Definitions
A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or…
A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.
- Europe lay then under a deep lethargy.
- Gradually the darkened room seems to emerge from its shadows; familiar objects strike upon the senses—and memory is never so terribly distinct as on its first reviving from such momentary lethargy.
A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or…
A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or prolonged sleep patterns.
- This Apoplexie is (as I take it) a kind of Lethargie, a sleeping of the blood, a horson Tingling.
- So in order to avoid unpleasant side effects like lethargy and sexual dysfunction, most recent trials also gave men testosterone supplements.
The neighborhood
- neighborencephalitis lethargica
- neighborlethargic
- neighborLethe
Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA