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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
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Example Sentences
Such children, in their mental hebetude and physical degeneracy, suggest a degree of cretinism.
There is frequently less mental hebetude or dulness than in ordinary typhoid fever.
As the disease progresses the hebetude becomes more profound and is overcome with greater difficulty.
It is always preceded by an uncomfortable feeling in the head, and pain in the back, mental hebetude, and slight depression.
He has hebetude and some delirium, though not very active; he is deaf.
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