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torpor – State of not being active; Having no energy or enthusiasm

PRONUNCIATION

(Pronounced tore-puhr)

To remember the definition of the word torpor, use the following mnemonic:

The tour was stopped because it poured (torpor). She couldn't do a thing. There was no activity or enthusiasm to do anything during two days of rain.

The tour was stopped because it poured (torpor). She couldn't do a thing. There was no activity or enthusiasm to do anything during two days of rain.

 

Examples of torpor in a sentence

After overeating at Christmas, I fell into a satisfied torpor.

During the winter, the bears fall into an intense torpor.

After a five-year torpor, the singer released a new album.

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