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Grammar : Noun
Spell : heb-i-tood, -tyood
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud



Definition of hebetude

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Latin hebetudo, noun of quality from hebes "blunt, dull," of unknown origin. Related: Hebetate (v.); hebetation; hebetudinous.
  • noun lethargy
Example sentences :
  • He has hebetude and some delirium, though not very active; he is deaf.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • Jaffery rose from his knees and regarded her in the hebetude of reaction.
  • Extract from : « Jaffery » by William J. Locke
  • An increasing indisposition to mental effort, some hebetude of mind, and a gradually deepening despondency are felt.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • I am set up by a beneficent providence at the corner of the road, to warn you to flee from the hebetude that is to follow.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • As the disease progresses the hebetude becomes more profound and is overcome with greater difficulty.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • As it is, he has some difficulty to contend with the hebetude of his intellect, and the meanness of his subject.
  • Extract from : « Hazlitt on English Literature » by Jacob Zeitlin

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