noun
- the state of being dull, sluggish, or mentally lethargic; lack of mental sharpness or alertness
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- After weeks of illness, he struggled against a persistent hebetude that made even simple tasks feel overwhelming.
- The long lecture induced a state of hebetude in the audience, leaving them unable to focus.
- She fought through the morning hebetude with a strong cup of coffee.
- His hebetude was evident in the slow, unfocused way he answered questions.
- The medication caused a temporary hebetude that gradually wore off over several days.
- Winter's darkness seemed to deepen his mental hebetude each year.