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torpors

torpors is the plural of torpor.

Meaning of torpor

Noun

torpor (countable and uncountable, plural torpors)

  1. A state of being inactive or stuporous.
  2. A state of apathy or lethargy.
    • She knew that she was the cause of her husband's utter ruin; and she strung herself to bear the consequences. The reproaches which agony extorted; or worse, cureless, uncomplaining depression, when his mind was sunk in a torpor, not the less painful because it was silent and moveless.1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC
  3. A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.

Phrases with torpors

Questions about torpors

What is torpors the plural of?
Torpors is the plural of torpor.

Words near torpors in the dictionary

  1. torporising
  2. torporize
  3. torporized
  4. torporizes
  5. torporizing
  6. torpors
  7. torpour
  8. torps
  9. Torpshammar
  10. torq
  11. torqs

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