LETHARGY


Meaning of LETHARGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈle-thər-jē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lethargia, from Greek lēthargia, from lēthargos forgetful, lethargic, irregular from lēthē

Date: 14th century

1. : abnormal drowsiness

2. : the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent

Synonyms:

lethargy , languor , lassitude , stupor , torpor mean physical or mental inertness. lethargy implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs

months of lethargy followed my accident

languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love

languor induced by a tropical vacation

lassitude stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health

a depression marked by lassitude

stupor implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants

lapsed into an alcoholic stupor

torpor implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness

a once alert mind now in a torpor

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.