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hebetude

/heb-i-tood, -tyood/US // ˈhɛb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud //UK // (ˈhɛbɪˌtjuːd) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being dull; lethargy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Such children, in their mental hebetude and physical degeneracy, suggest a degree of cretinism.

  • There is frequently less mental hebetude or dulness than in ordinary typhoid fever.

  • As the disease progresses the hebetude becomes more profound and is overcome with greater difficulty.

  • It is always preceded by an uncomfortable feeling in the head, and pain in the back, mental hebetude, and slight depression.

  • He has hebetude and some delirium, though not very active; he is deaf.