torpidity

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Noun
  • Panleukopenia - lethargy, depression, vomiting, diarrhea, painful abdomen, dehydration, weight loss, rough or unkempt hair coat, fever, decreased to absent appetite or collapse.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Per the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), symptoms of parvovirus can include lethargy, loss of appetite, vomiting, severe and often bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating, and fever or low body temperature (hypothermia).
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bears do not truly hibernate, but instead enervate, or enter a state of torpor, in their dens.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Kaufman-esque sequence that chases an ever-balding Mike through his movie roles and towards his destiny is great fun to watch, but ultimately calls our attention to the relative torpor that surrounds it.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Europe’s lassitude is heightened by internal divisions.
    HENRY FARRELL, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • As something of a companion piece to More, Jacques Deray’s summer thriller La Piscine is a far more dramatic and insidious tale of tropical desire, lassitude, and violence.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Edmilson hopes Kairat can hit Alonso’s side on the break and make the most of any tiredness from Saturday’s 5-2 derby defeat by Atletico Madrid and their eight-hour trip to Kazakhstan.
    Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Side effects included nasal congestion, fever, tiredness, loss of appetite and irritability.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Torpidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpidity. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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