lassitude
/ˈlasɪtjuːd
/noun [mass noun]
A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy: she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed...
- After five weeks in combat these soldiers sunk into a state of extreme exhaustion and lassitude.
- The patient may also experience lassitude, have a pale complexion, a sore low back (where the Kidney is located), pale tongue body with thin white coating, and deep slow-weak pulse.
- The patient denied lassitude, dyspnea, or fever.
Synonyms
lethargy, listlessness, weariness, languor, sluggishness, enervation, tiredness, exhaustion, fatigue, sleepiness, drowsiness, torpor, torpidity, ennui, lifelessness, sloth, apathy
Origin
Late Middle English: from French, from Latin lassitudo, from lassus 'tired'.
Rhymes
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