torpor

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈtɔɹpɚ/ UK /ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility

Sleeping Beauty fell into a deep torpor.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a state of motor and mental... torpidity

More apathy stupor accidie acedia numbness sloth sluggishness

Opposites

liveliness aliveness

Word family

Forms torpors

Derived forms torporific

Related forms torpedo torpidtorpiditytorpidnesshibernation

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Phrases (1)

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deep torpor
a severe state of physical and mental inactivity with reduced awareness

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“to be numb”).

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