hebetude
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hebetude
First recorded in 1615–25; from Late Latin hebetūdō “dullness, bluntness,” equivalent to Latin hebet- (stem of hebes ) “dull” + -ūdō; see -tude
Example Sentences
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He detested the mob for its human hebetude.
From Time Magazine Archive
So full of hebetude is the film that baseball fans squirmed, bit thumbs, made unpleasant faces.
From Time Magazine Archive
The mind in relapsing fever is usually clear, there being none of the hebetude and mental confusion commonly observed in typhoid fever.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The leaden weight of an irremediable idleness descended upon General Feraud, who, having no resources within himself, sank into a state of awe-inspiring hebetude.
From The Point Of Honor A Military Tale by Groesbeck, Dan Sayre
Benumbed, exhausted, sunk in hebetude, she waited until she could wait no more, until intolerable suspense drove her blindly.
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
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