lethargy

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.

   “Europe lay then under a deep lethargy.”

   “Gradually the darkened room seems to emerge from its shadows; familiar objects strike upon the senses—and memory is never so terribly distinct as on its first reviving from such momentary lethargy.”

   “As already indicated, timekeeping is very poor. Point-to-point times are not kept, even with a clear road, and whilst fast running has never been a feature of the route because of the large number of junctions and speed restrictions, this Sunday night lethargy is hard to explain.”

   “Yakovlev, one of the architects of the reforms put in place by Mikhail Gorbachev, says he too is "amazed" at the government's lethargy.”

   “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.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or prolonged sleep patterns.

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

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