torpor.

1. A state of pronounced mental or general inactivity and sluggishness.

2. A temporary state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism.

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• mental torpor

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Mental torpor slowed his decisions.

The long wait left her in a state of torpor.

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Primary category: literary. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.