sluggishness

noun

Definition of sluggishnessnext
1
as in dilatoriness

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2
as in lethargy

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  1. lethargy
  2. tardiness
  3. apathy
  4. inertia
  5. lassitude
Noun
  • Symptoms of xylitol poisoning include vomiting, lethargy and seizures, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The side effects of the contaminants might reveal themselves in the body as mineral depletion, heavy metal overload or lethargy (chronic fatigue, leaky gut, hyperactivity, dissociation, anhedonia).
    Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of lethargy
Noun
  • There’s no time for tardiness in a Southern kitchen.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Dodgers personnel often criticized Puig for tardiness and inconsistency, some of which might have been tied to his off-field behavior.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of tardiness
Noun
  • Hardly a sector of society is immune from the onset of apathy.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Griffith is trying to get to the bottom of Kwan’s civic apathy.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of apathy
Noun
  • Satisfaction lulls companies into a dangerous state of inertia.
    Angelica Kopec, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Sebastian Tong, a family physician with UW Medicine who studies loneliness, told Axios last month that people have to work harder to overcome social inertia when their interactions are mostly online.
    Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • But the opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., went way further than necessary to insulate Trump from prosecution — not simply before the election, which the court, by its lassitude, had nearly guaranteed, but forever, even in the event that President Biden wins reelection.
    Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
  • After so many episodes, there is no lassitude and the Mbappé saga continues to enliven conversations in France’s sports bars.
    SAMUEL PETREQUIN, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
Definition of lassitude
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