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hebetude
[ heb-i-tood, -tyood ]
hebetude
/ ˈhɛbɪˌtjuːd /
noun
- rare.mental dullness or lethargy
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Derived Forms
- ˌhebeˈtudinous, adjective
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Other Words From
- hebe·tudi·nous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hebetude1
C17: from Late Latin hebetūdō, from Latin hebes blunt
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Example Sentences
Such children, in their mental hebetude and physical degeneracy, suggest a degree of cretinism.
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There is frequently less mental hebetude or dulness than in ordinary typhoid fever.
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As the disease progresses the hebetude becomes more profound and is overcome with greater difficulty.
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It is always preceded by an uncomfortable feeling in the head, and pain in the back, mental hebetude, and slight depression.
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He has hebetude and some delirium, though not very active; he is deaf.
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