hebetude
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.heb·e·tude
noun \ˈhe-bə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\Definition of HEBETUDE
Examples of HEBETUDE
- <faced with a class forever enveloped in a miasma of apathy and intellectual hebetude, the professor had little hope of kindling an interest in medieval European history>
Origin of HEBETUDE
Late Latin hebetudo, from hebēre to be dull; akin to Latin hebes dull
First Known Use: circa 1621
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Rhymes with HEBETUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude
heb·e·tude
noun \ˈheb-ə-ˌt(y)üd\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HEBETUDE
: the absence of mental alertness and affect (as in schizophrenia)
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