Definition of hebetude in English:

hebetude

noun ˈhɛbɪtjuːdˈhɛbəˌt(j)ud

mass nounliterary

The state of being dull or lethargic.
after convalescence I would probably fall back into hebetude
Example sentencesExamples
- So you think you are saving yourselves from madness, but you are falling into mediocrity, into hebetude.
- There is a partial insensibility of the skin, and so great a hebetude of the intellectual faculties, as to be like a person half asleep, that is with difficulty aroused and kept awake.
- It had only been twenty minutes into the lesson when Jenny soon found herself being pulled into an inescapable state of hebetude.
- The inept mayor's re-election would depend entirely on the hebetude of the townspeople, he thought.
- As the professor droned on and on in the overheated lecture hall, Kim was overcome with such hebetude that she had to fight to keep her eyes open.
Synonyms
lethargy, inertia, listlessness, lack of energy, lifelessness, inactivity, inaction, slowness, languor, languidness, torpor, torpidity, dullness, heaviness, apathy, passivity, weariness, tiredness, lassitude, fatigue, sleepiness, drowsiness, enervation, somnolence, laziness, idleness, indolence, sloth, slothfulness

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin hebetudo, from hebes, hebet- 'blunt'.

Definition of hebetude in US English:

hebetude

nounˈhebəˌt(y)o͞odˈhɛbəˌt(j)ud

literary

The state of being dull or lethargic.
after convalescence I would probably fall back into hebetude
Example sentencesExamples
- As the professor droned on and on in the overheated lecture hall, Kim was overcome with such hebetude that she had to fight to keep her eyes open.
- So you think you are saving yourselves from madness, but you are falling into mediocrity, into hebetude.
- The inept mayor's re-election would depend entirely on the hebetude of the townspeople, he thought.
- There is a partial insensibility of the skin, and so great a hebetude of the intellectual faculties, as to be like a person half asleep, that is with difficulty aroused and kept awake.
- It had only been twenty minutes into the lesson when Jenny soon found herself being pulled into an inescapable state of hebetude.
Synonyms
lethargy, inertia, listlessness, lack of energy, lifelessness, inactivity, inaction, slowness, languor, languidness, torpor, torpidity, dullness, heaviness, apathy, passivity, weariness, tiredness, lassitude, fatigue, sleepiness, drowsiness, enervation, somnolence, laziness, idleness, indolence, sloth, slothfulness

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin hebetudo, from hebes, hebet- ‘blunt’.

单词	hebetude
释义	Definition of hebetude in English: hebetude noun ˈhɛbɪtjuːdˈhɛbəˌt(j)ud mass nounliterary The state of being dull or lethargic. after convalescence I would probably fall back into hebetude Example sentencesExamples So you think you are saving yourselves from madness, but you are falling into mediocrity, into hebetude. There is a partial insensibility of the skin, and so great a hebetude of the intellectual faculties, as to be like a person half asleep, that is with difficulty aroused and kept awake. It had only been twenty minutes into the lesson when Jenny soon found herself being pulled into an inescapable state of hebetude. The inept mayor's re-election would depend entirely on the hebetude of the townspeople, he thought. As the professor droned on and on in the overheated lecture hall, Kim was overcome with such hebetude that she had to fight to keep her eyes open. Synonyms lethargy, inertia, listlessness, lack of energy, lifelessness, inactivity, inaction, slowness, languor, languidness, torpor, torpidity, dullness, heaviness, apathy, passivity, weariness, tiredness, lassitude, fatigue, sleepiness, drowsiness, enervation, somnolence, laziness, idleness, indolence, sloth, slothfulness Origin Early 17th century: from late Latin hebetudo, from hebes, hebet- 'blunt'. Definition of hebetude in US English: hebetude nounˈhebəˌt(y)o͞odˈhɛbəˌt(j)ud literary The state of being dull or lethargic. after convalescence I would probably fall back into hebetude Example sentencesExamples As the professor droned on and on in the overheated lecture hall, Kim was overcome with such hebetude that she had to fight to keep her eyes open. So you think you are saving yourselves from madness, but you are falling into mediocrity, into hebetude. The inept mayor's re-election would depend entirely on the hebetude of the townspeople, he thought. There is a partial insensibility of the skin, and so great a hebetude of the intellectual faculties, as to be like a person half asleep, that is with difficulty aroused and kept awake. It had only been twenty minutes into the lesson when Jenny soon found herself being pulled into an inescapable state of hebetude. Synonyms lethargy, inertia, listlessness, lack of energy, lifelessness, inactivity, inaction, slowness, languor, languidness, torpor, torpidity, dullness, heaviness, apathy, passivity, weariness, tiredness, lassitude, fatigue, sleepiness, drowsiness, enervation, somnolence, laziness, idleness, indolence, sloth, slothfulness Origin Early 17th century: from late Latin hebetudo, from hebes, hebet- ‘blunt’.
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