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English noun: phlegm | |||
| 1. | phlegm (feeling) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | ||
| Synonyms | emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apathy | ||
| 2. | phlegm (body) expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness | ||
| Synonyms | sputum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mucous secretion, mucus | ||
| 3. | phlegm (attribute) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||
| Samples | The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends. | ||
| Synonyms | flatness, languor, lethargy, sluggishness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inactiveness, inactivity, inertia | ||
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