lethargy (noun)

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• lethargy — ► NOUN 1) a lack of energy and enthusiasm. 2) Medicine a pathological state of sleepiness or deep unresponsiveness. DERIVATIVES lethargic adjective lethargically adverb. ORIGIN from Greek l thargos forgetful …   English terms dictionary

• lethargy — noun Etymology: Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lethargia, from Greek lēthargia, from lēthargos forgetful, lethargic, irregular from lēthē Date: 14th century 1. abnormal drowsiness 2. the quality or state of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lethargy — noun VERB + LETHARGY ▪ shake off ▪ They will need to shake off their lethargy if they want to win the game. PHRASES ▪ a feeling of lethargy …   Collocations dictionary

• lethargy of neutrons — noun The natural logarithm of the ratio of initial and actual energies of neutrons during the moderation process • • • Main Entry: ↑lethargy …   Useful english dictionary

• lethargy — noun (U) the feeling of being lethargic: New mothers often complain of tiredness, lethargy and mild depression …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lethargy — noun the lethargy may be related to his latest medication Syn: sluggishness, inertia, inactivity, inaction, slowness, torpor, torpidity, lifelessness, listlessness, languor, laziness, idleness, indolence, shiftlessness, sloth, apathy, passivity,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lethargy — noun a) A state of fatigue, sluggishness, lassitude and inactivity. b) A state of apathy with lack of emotion or interest. See Also: lethargic …   Wiktionary

• lethargy — [14] Greek léthē meant ‘oblivion’ (the Romans used it for the name of a river in Hades whose water induced forgetfulness, and its influence has also been traced in changing Latin lētum ‘death’ to lēthum, source of English lethal [17]). From it… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• lethargy — [14] Greek léthē meant ‘oblivion’ (the Romans used it for the name of a river in Hades whose water induced forgetfulness, and its influence has also been traced in changing Latin lētum ‘death’ to lēthum, source of English lethal [17]). From it… …   Word origins

• lethargy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lassitude, sluggishness, indifference, apathy, stupor. See inactivity, insensibility, weariness.Ant., energy, vitality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inactivity, apathy, sloth; see laziness . III (Roget s 3 …   English dictionary for students

• lethargy — leth|ar|gy [ leθərdʒi ] noun uncount the feeling of being lethargic …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English