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   torpor

   /ˈtɔːpə/

   noun

   • 1. a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy: "they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. torporific adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

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