Definizione monolingua

lethargy

lethargy (plural lethargies)

1. (pathology) A condition characterised by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, or prolonged sleep patterns. [from 14th c.]
   • c. 1599, William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2:

     This Apoplexie is (as I take it) a kind of Lethargie, a sleeping of the blood, a horson Tingling.

   • 2003, Amanda Ripley, ""At Last, the Pill for Men"", Time, 20 Oct 2003:

     So in order to avoid unpleasant side effects like lethargy and sexual dysfunction, most recent trials also gave men testosterone supplements.

2. A state of extreme torpor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion or interest; loosely, sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]
   • 1995, Bruce W Nelan, ""Crime and Punishment"", Time, 20 Mar 1995:

     Yakovlev, one of the architects of the reforms put in place by Mikhail Gorbachev, says he too is ""amazed"" at the governments lethargy.

   • 2008, Nick Fletcher, The Guardian, 9 May 2008:

     The increase in mining stocks helped the FTSE 100 shake off some earlier lethargy and close 9.8 points higher at 6270.8, despite the disappointment of unchanged UK interest rates.

Definizione dizionario lethargy

	letargo
	A state of physical and/or mental weakness and a lack of vigor.

apatia

apatìa

indolenza

letargia

letargìa

Altri significati:

lethargy (as snake)

A state of fatigue, sluggishness, lassitude and inactivity.

A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness).

comatose torpor

state of apathy

state of fatigue

A state of apathy with lack of emotion or interest.