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   lethargy

   /ˈlɛθədʒi/

   noun

   • 1. a lack of energy and enthusiasm: "there was an air of lethargy about him"
   • ▪ a pathological state of sleepiness or deep unresponsiveness and inactivity: "a history of weight loss, lethargy, and fluid retention"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin lethargia, from Greek lēthargia, from lēthargos ‘forgetful’, from the base of lanthanesthai ‘forget’.

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