engourdissement

Definitions of engourdissement
  1. noun
    a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
    synonyms: torpeur
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    types:
    lenteur, léthargie, paresse
    a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
    type of:
    état physiologique
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
  2. noun
    inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
    synonyms: lenteur, marasme, mollesse
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    type of:
    passivité, résignation, soumission
    the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
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