hebetude
[heb-i-tood, -tyood]
noun
the state of being dull; lethargy.
RELATED WORDS
inactivity, inertness, apathy, idleness, listlessness, dullness, disregard, inertia, impassivity, coma, languor, indolence, disinterest, indifference, lassitude, inaction, inanition, drowsiness, insouciance
Origin of hebetude
1615–25; < Late Latin hebetūdō dullness, bluntness, equivalent to Latin hebet- (stem of hebes) dull + -ūdō; see -tude
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He has hebetude and some delirium, though not very active; he is deaf.
Jaffery rose from his knees and regarded her in the hebetude of reaction.
JafferyWilliam J. Locke
An increasing indisposition to mental effort, some hebetude of mind, and a gradually deepening despondency are felt.
I am set up by a beneficent providence at the corner of the road, to warn you to flee from the hebetude that is to follow.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)Robert Louis Stevenson
As the disease progresses the hebetude becomes more profound and is overcome with greater difficulty.
hebetude
noun
Word Origin for hebetude
C17: from Late Latin hebetūdō, from Latin hebes blunt
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hebetude
[hĕb′ĭ-tōōd′]
n.
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