Tt: Torpor

n.

1. A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.

2. Lethargy; apathy. See Synonyms at lethargy.

3. The dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal.

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[Latin, from torpre, to be stiff; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

	1.	torpor - a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" torpidity hibernation - the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter lassitude, lethargy, sluggishness - a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
	2.	torpor - inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy torpidness, listlessness, torpidity passivity, passiveness - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

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She still lay back in the chair, possessed by a torpor like the torpor of death--insensible to sound, insensible to touch.The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie