hebetude
the state of being dull; lethargy.
Origin of hebetude
1Other words from hebetude
- heb·e·tu·di·nous, adjective
Words Nearby hebetude
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How to use hebetude in a sentence
Such children, in their mental hebetude and physical degeneracy, suggest a degree of cretinism.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella KenealyThere 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.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) | Havelock EllisHe has hebetude and some delirium, though not very active; he is deaf.
British Dictionary definitions for hebetude
/ (ˈhɛbɪˌtjuːd) /
rare mental dullness or lethargy
Origin of hebetude
1Derived forms of hebetude
- hebetudinous, adjective
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