1
as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
after a lifetime of setbacks, defeats, and failures, he could only greet the latest bad news with a resigned fatalism and dull torpor
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as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
following a gut-busting Thanksgiving dinner, we spent the rest of the day lounging about in a contented torpor
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Recent Examples of torpor
Throughout months of hibernation, these 2-3 week periods of torpor are interspersed with one or two day bouts of arousal.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
Last week’s attacks seem to have awoken French politicians from this torpor.
—Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015
Back in the present, Noriko tries visiting Suzie in person to shake her from her torpor.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 17 July 2024
To be ready to meet the day, for example, the birds begin to rouse from their torpor about an hour before sunrise, well before visible light cues.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
Last week’s attacks seem to have awoken French politicians from this torpor.
—Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015
Back in the present, Noriko tries visiting Suzie in person to shake her from her torpor.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 17 July 2024
To be ready to meet the day, for example, the birds begin to rouse from their torpor about an hour before sunrise, well before visible light cues.
—Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpor
Noun
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His proud display of his mug shot is just the latest example of his disregard for political norms.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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The study concluded that men's greater confidence in their driving abilities likely stems from a belief in their superior skills rather than a disregard for driving risks.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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She’s never been interested in a career, because her nature is such that the boredom of a job would kill her.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Amid all the boredom and silliness that came with the league’s new All-Star format that (mostly) flopped, this was the most entertaining part of the entire program.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The series is less effectively empathetic toward the victim or toward the plight of adolescent girls — though perhaps that’s a reflection of societal indifference.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Despite societal indifference toward syphilis, in the 2020s over 8 million new cases occur globally each year, particularly among racial minorities and low-income populations.—
Powel H. Kazanjian,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms also include lethargy, dehydration and vomiting, and the animals can die.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
28 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms in cats include fever, low appetite, lethargy, reddened or inflamed eyes, discharge from eyes and nose, and difficulty breathing.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Slim, chiselled Tom wakes from his stupor, newly determined to prove his haters wrong.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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Symptoms of severe illness include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, stupor, tremors, seizures, paralysis, or coma.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
4 Sep. 2024
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“Torpor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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