torpeur

Definitions of torpeur
  1. noun
    a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
    synonyms: engourdissement
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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
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