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as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
following a couple of big mistakes early in the game, the team sank into an uncharacteristic listlessness and was never able to recover the lead
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as in restlessness
the state of being bored
we searched desperately for something to jar us out of our listlessness
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3
as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
general listlessness is often a side effect of chemotherapy
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Noun
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While listening to the record, something happened to me that had never happened with a Kanye West record: boredom.—
Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
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And tedium leads to boredom which can lead to distraction which can lead to accidents.—
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Fashion chains attributed some of that weakness to cold weather and were clearly crossing their fingers and hoping the trend changed with the weather.—
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Any signs of internal weakness represent an opportunity for the opposition.—
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The most common bacterial threats include Salmonella and E. coli, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea (often bloody), dehydration, fever, and lethargy.—
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The main clinical signs of HCM are coughing and lethargy.—
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In that moment of grief and exhaustion, something shifted.—
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Breast cancer survivor Julie Swallow, 56, initially chalked up her exhaustion to being overworked.—
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In 1994 of this reimagined America, Michelle (Brown) is a rebellious foster teen who lost her family in a car accident and wants nothing to do with people, most of whom mainly exist in a VR stupor powered by Skate’s Apple-esque mega company.—
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But Billy seems to be coming out of his post-Claudia stupor and recognizes that Olympia is picking Matty for her big assignments repeatedly.—
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This imbalance often goes unnoticed, understandably leading to feelings of resentment and fatigue.—
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The party capitalized on the public’s fatigue after a decade of Saakashvili’s necessary but intense reforms.—
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“Listlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listlessness. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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