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Meaning of Torpor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A state of being inactive or stuporous.
  2. A state of apathy or lethargy.
  3. A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.

Equivalents

العربية السبات
Български апатия
Deutsch Erstarrung Torpor
Español torpor
Français torpeur
עברית אדישות
हिन्दी जड़ता
Magyar apátia
Nederlands letargie verstarring
Polski letarg martwota
Português torpor
Русский оцепенение
Tagalog torpe
Українська сплячка

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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