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–noun
1.sluggish inactivity or inertia.
2.lethargic indifference; apathy.
3.a state of suspended physical powers and activities.
4.dormancy, as of a hibernating animal.

[Origin: 1600–10; < L: numbness, equiv. to torp(ére) to be stiff or numb + -or -or1]

2. stolidity, listlessness, lethargy. 4. sleepiness, slumber, drowsiness.
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tor·por    Audio Help   (tôr'pər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
  2. Lethargy; apathy. See Synonyms at lethargy.
  3. The dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal.


[Latin, from torpēre, to be stiff; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots.]

tor'po·rif'ic (-pə-rĭf'ĭk) adj.
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torpor 
1607, from L. torpor "numbness," from torpere "be numb," from PIE base *ster- "stiff" (cf. O.C.S. trupeti, Lith. tirpstu "to become rigid;" Gk. stereos "solid;" O.E. steorfan "to die;" see sterile).

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torpor

noun
1. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" 
2. inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy [syn: listlessness

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torpor tor·por (tôr'pər)
n.

  1. A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
  2. Lethargy; apathy.

tor'po·rif'ic (-pə-rĭf'ĭk) adj.

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Main Entry: tor·por
Pronunciation: 'tor-p&r
Function: noun
: a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility : extreme sluggishness or stagnation of function

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Torpor

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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