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Torpor

Torpor Meaning & Definition
Torpor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Torpor?

[n] inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy
[n] a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Torpor: listlessness | torpidity | torpidity | torpidness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Torpor:

See Also | hibernation | lassitude | lethargy | passiveness | passivity | physiological condition | physiological state | sluggishness

Torpor In Webster's Dictionary

\Tor"por\, n. [L., from torpere, to be torpid.] 1. Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness. 2. Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties.

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