hebetude
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heb·e·tude
(hĕb′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.
Dullness of mind; mental lethargy.
[Late Latin hebetūdō, from Latin hebes, hebet-, dull.]
heb′e·tu′di·nous (-to͞od′n-əs, -tyo͞od′-) adj.
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hebetude
(ˈhɛbɪˌtjuːd)n
rare mental dullness or lethargy
[C17: from Late Latin hebetūdō, from Latin hebes blunt]
ˌhebeˈtudinous adj
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heb•e•tude
(ˈhɛb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)n.
the state of being dull; lethargy.
[1615–25; < Late Latin hebetūdō= Latin hebet-, s. of hebes dull + -ūdō; see -tude]
heb`e•tu′di•nous, adj.
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hebetude
the state, condition, or quality of being dull, enervated, or lethargie. — hebetudinous, adj.
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hebetude
nounA deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity:
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