hebetude

heb·e·tude

 (hĕb′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)

n.

Dullness of mind; mental lethargy.

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[Late Latin hebetūdō, from Latin hebes, hebet-, dull.]

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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.

See also: Fatigue

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hebetude - mental lethargy or dullness lassitude, lethargy, sluggishness - a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

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hebetude

noun

A deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity:

dullness, languidness, languor, lassitude, leadenness, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, stupor, torpidity, torpor.

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