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Word of the Day – Hebetude

By May 18, 2016Word of the Day

Hebetude (noun) (literary)

heb-et-yood

The state of being dull or lethargic.

From late Latin hebet – blunt.

Example sentences

“As he spoke I could feel myself falling into hebetude.”

“He lay, lifeless and struck with hebetude.”

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