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Word: Torpor
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɔːpə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy
Short Definition:state of physical or mental inactivity
Examples:- they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism
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