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English noun: lethargy | |||
| 1. | lethargy (state) a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) | ||
| Synonyms | lassitude, sluggishness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | torpidity, torpor | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hebetude | ||
| 2. | lethargy (attribute) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy | ||
| Synonyms | inanition, lassitude, slackness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weakness | ||
| 3. | lethargy (attribute) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||
| Samples | The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends. | ||
| Synonyms | flatness, languor, phlegm, sluggishness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inactiveness, inactivity, inertia | ||
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