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as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
after a lifetime of setbacks, defeats, and failures, he could only greet the latest bad news with a resigned fatalism and dull torpor
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as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
following a gut-busting Thanksgiving dinner, we spent the rest of the day lounging about in a contented torpor
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Recent Examples of torpor
Rip wakes from his torpor not just on any day, but on an election day, which allows Irving to magnify his hero’s disorientation.
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John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The sense of torpor extends to the roster.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Bears do not truly hibernate, but instead enervate, or enter a state of torpor, in their dens.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
Binging pasta might lead to a stomach ache and terrible torpor the next morning.
—Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpor
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For these workers, JLL continued, non-compliance is often driven by personal constraints rather than a dislike of the office itself (or a disregard for all the free food).—
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The operation is less a challenge to international law than an instance of total disregard for it.—
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Soon enough, once a candidate has entered the race, boredom sets in and the speculation and desire for someone fresh and different starts anew.—
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Here’s to boredom, to wrong turns, to fruitful friction.—
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Filed in May 2023, the Schuck family’s lawsuit accused jail staff of negligence and deliberate indifference to their son’s medical needs.—
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When companies back away from inclusion, audiences interpret it as indifference.—
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The notice explains that dogs who ingest plastic may exhibit symptoms including vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy, or stomach discomfort.—
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Common symptoms of an EHV respiratory disease can include fever, coughing, nasal discharge, enlarged lymph nodes, lethargy, anorexia, conjunctivitis and lower limb swelling, according to the AAEP.—
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Spotlight The Welcome Demise of Climate Change Catastrophism Is the American Left finally waking up from its decades-long climate catastrophism stupor?—
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Binging the best Thanksgiving episodes in a post-meal stupor is one way to cope with a less-than-lovely holiday.—
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“Torpor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpor. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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