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tor·por
 torpor
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- pronunciation:
- tor
p
 r
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a state of suspended movement or feeling, as in a dormant animal.
These bats enter torpor during the morning hours.- synonyms:
- dormancy, hibernation, inactivity, inertia, quiescence
- antonyms:
- activity, animation
- similar words:
- stupor
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| definition 2: |
a state of indifference or lethargy; apathy.
Even seeing his new grandchild could not bring him out of the torpor he'd fallen into since moving into the nursing home.- synonyms:
- apathy, drowsiness, languor, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness
- antonyms:
- animation, enthusiasm, excitement
- similar words:
- indifference, stupor
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| related words: |
anesthesia, apathy |
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