lethargy

  • 11lethargy — noun VERB + LETHARGY ▪ shake off ▪ They will need to shake off their lethargy if they want to win the game. PHRASES ▪ a feeling of lethargy …

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  • 12lethargy — [[t]le̱θə(r)ʤi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Lethargy is the condition or state of being lethargic. Symptoms include tiredness, paleness, and lethargy. ...the lethargy that plagued this project from its outset …

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  • 13lethargy — n. (in) a state of lethargy * * * [ leθədʒɪ] (in) a state of lethargy …

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  • 14lethargy — leth|ar|gy [ˈleθədʒi US ər ] n [U] the feeling of being lethargic ▪ New mothers often complain of lethargy and mild depression …

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  • 15lethargy — [14] Greek léthē meant ‘oblivion’ (the Romans used it for the name of a river in Hades whose water induced forgetfulness, and its influence has also been traced in changing Latin lētum ‘death’ to lēthum, source of English lethal [17]). From it… …

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  • 16lethargy — noun (U) the feeling of being lethargic: New mothers often complain of tiredness, lethargy and mild depression …

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  • 17lethargy — noun the lethargy may be related to his latest medication Syn: sluggishness, inertia, inactivity, inaction, slowness, torpor, torpidity, lifelessness, listlessness, languor, laziness, idleness, indolence, shiftlessness, sloth, apathy, passivity,… …

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  • 18lethargy — letargija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. lethargy vok. Lethargie, f rus. летаргия, f pranc. léthargie, f …

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  • 19lethargy — letargija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Liguisto miego būsena, trunkanti nuo kelių iki keliasdešimties parų, kai sulėtėja visi organizmo medžiagų apykaitos procesai, sumažėja arba visai dingsta reakcija į aplinkos… …

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  • 20lethargy — [14] Greek léthē meant ‘oblivion’ (the Romans used it for the name of a river in Hades whose water induced forgetfulness, and its influence has also been traced in changing Latin lētum ‘death’ to lēthum, source of English lethal [17]). From it… …

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