as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
faced with a class forever enveloped in a miasma of apathy and intellectual hebetude, the professor had little hope of kindling an interest in medieval European history
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Recent Examples of hebetude
The leaden weight of an irremediable idleness descended upon General Feraud, who having no resources within himself sank into a state of awe-inspiring hebetude.
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Ruth Walker, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2017
Ruth Walker, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2017
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Caught mostly unaware, GM, Mopar, and AMC were late to the game when Ford took the automotive world by storm in late 1964 with the Mustang, a fun and affordable antidote to driving boredom.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
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Great trips start with great gear: those products that help tune out the hustle and bustle, hold boredom at bay, make flights less stressful, and keep you refreshed and focused, no matter how many stops are in your itinerary.Miles Walls, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some particularly harmful oils include: Tea Tree oil: Causes lethargy, tremors, and ataxia.Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Symptoms of severe illness include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, stupor, tremors, seizures, paralysis, or coma.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Sep. 2024
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First, there was the chest-down, sort of squaring-up motion that drunkards do to bouncers, to be followed by a strike which could not even be conceived of in drunken stupors.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
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“Hebetude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hebetude. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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