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