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torpor
/ˈtɔɹpɚ/
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What does torpor mean?
noun
- A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- A state of apathy or lethargy.
- A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
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/ˈtɔɹpɚ/
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It was the invigorating breath of a fresh outward atmosphere, after the long torpor and monotonous seclusion of her life.
She still lay back in the chair, possessed by a torpor like the torpor of death—insensible to sound, insensible to touch.
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My brother woke from his torpor of astonishment and lifted her up, speaking gently to her, and carried her to Miss Elphinstone.
He had a way of floating people out of dull or awkward situations, out of their own torpor or constraint or discouragement.
The general torpor and sleep of the soul, which is incident to the vast multitude of the human species, is departed from him.