torpor

n.麻木,迟钝,懒散

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
torpor (noun)
1.
a) a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
b) a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating and estivating animals
2.
- apathy dullness lethargy
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
torpor (noun)
1.
lack of interest or concern
SYNONYMS:
apathy, casualness, complacence, disinterestedness, disregard, incuriosity, incuriousness, insouciance, nonchalance, torpor, unconcern
RELATED WORDS:
halfheartedness, lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness; carelessness, heedlessness, recklessness, unawareness; lethargy, listlessness; aloofness, coldness, cool, detachment, dispassion; callosity, callousness, hard-heartedness, hardness, insensitivity; bloodlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stoicism, stolidity
NEAR ANTONYMS:
attention, attentiveness, awareness, conscientiousness, curiosity, heedfulness, keenness; sensitivity, warmheartedness; bias, partiality, prejudice; ardor, desire, fervency, passion, vehemence, warmth, zeal
concern, interest, regard
torpor (noun)
2.
physical or mental inertness
SYNONYMS:
hebetude, languor, lassitude, listlessness, stupor, torpor
RELATED WORDS:
boredom, indifference; malaise; laziness; fatigue, sleepiness; narcosis; idleness, inaction
NEAR ANTONYMS:
eagerness, enthusiasm, keenness, spiritedness; ambition, enterprise
vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity
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