hebetude [ heb-i-tood, -tyood ]
noun
1. the state of being dull; lethargy.
OTHER WORDS FROM HEBETUDE
heb·e·tu·di·nous, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO HEBETUDE
inactivity, inertness, apathy, heedlessness, idleness, listlessness, dullness, disregard, inertia, impassivity, coma, languor, indolence, disinterest, indifference, lassitude, inaction, inanition, drowsiness, insouciance
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Origin: 1615–25; < Late Latin hebetūdō dullness, bluntness, equivalent to Latin hebet- (stem of hebes) dull + -ūdō;see -tude
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR HEBETUDE
Such children, in their mental hebetude and physical degeneracy, suggest a degree of cretinism.
FEMINISM AND SEX-EXTINCTION|ARABELLA KENEALY
There is frequently less mental hebetude or dulness than in ordinary typhoid fever.
A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE BY AMERICAN AUTHORS, VOL. I|VARIOUS
As the disease progresses the hebetude becomes more profound and is overcome with greater difficulty.
A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE BY AMERICAN AUTHORS, VOL. I|VARIOUS
It is always preceded by an uncomfortable feeling in the head, and pain in the back, mental hebetude, and slight depression.
STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX, VOLUME 1 (OF 6)|HAVELOCK ELLIS
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