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as in exhaustion
a complete depletion of energy or strength
our lassitude was such that we couldn't even be bothered to get more soda from the fridge
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as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
hot, humid summer days marked by lassitude and a wish to do nothing but sit in the air conditioning
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Recent Examples of lassitude
The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Wakefield-Scurr’s discoveries have helped rupture the long-standing lassitude.
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Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
But the opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., went way further than necessary to insulate Trump from prosecution — not simply before the election, which the court, by its lassitude, had nearly guaranteed, but forever, even in the event that President Biden wins reelection.
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Ruth Marcus,
Washington Post,
1 July 2024
After so many episodes, there is no lassitude and the Mbappé saga continues to enliven conversations in France’s sports bars.
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Samuel Petrequin,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for lassitude
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Wakefield-Scurr’s discoveries have helped rupture the long-standing lassitude.
—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
But the opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., went way further than necessary to insulate Trump from prosecution — not simply before the election, which the court, by its lassitude, had nearly guaranteed, but forever, even in the event that President Biden wins reelection.
—
Ruth Marcus,
Washington Post,
1 July 2024
After so many episodes, there is no lassitude and the Mbappé saga continues to enliven conversations in France’s sports bars.
—
Samuel Petrequin,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for lassitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lassitude
Noun
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The title Wowed Out comes from James’ own phrase for the sensory exhaustion brought on by modern life.
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The war-weariness in Sadeq’s words reflects the exhaustion felt throughout Lebanon, but especially among the Shiites who form a third of its 6 million residents.
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There is no time for those who listen only to their boredom.
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Meanwhile, Tom’s rebellious teenaged son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick), has fallen in with a delinquent crowd out of sheer boredom, resentful that he’s never been allowed to leave the island.
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But Zelenskyy’s decision to name a military unit after the UPA drew fury from Warsaw, which had already shown signs of war fatigue over the influx of refugees and economic drain of supporting Ukraine’s fight.
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Patients most often notice symptoms like swelling and fatigue, as Williams did.
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Some of these symptoms include a high fever, lethargy, hearing loss, kidney failure, confusion, brain damage, learning disabilities, coma and possibly death.
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Symptoms of prolonged deficiency include ventroflexion of the neck (bending the head toward the floor); mental dullness (confusion, lethargy, non-responsiveness, failing to interact, low energy); vision changes; wobbly walking, circling, or falling; seizures; and weakness and lethargy.
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But now, the Outback appears to be out of its stupor.
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Their apps seem clearly designed, much like TikTok and Candy Crush, to keep users scrolling and tapping in a hypnotic stupor.
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Both for the islanders and for us, the summer shimmers with a hallucinatory mixture of languor and emotional speed, as summers do in childhood.
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Breaking Bad took place in the languor of suburbia and Better Call Saul in the corrupt organs of the legal system, but Vince Gilligan’s latest show Pluribus makes a home out of the stranger substrate of speculative sci-fi.
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“Lassitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lassitude. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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