(noun) a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility / (noun) a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating and estivating animals / (noun) apathy dullness
I had spent the years before in a generalised torpor. At home, this had been understood and made legible as a depression
I had spent the years before in a generalised torpor. At home, this had been understood and made legible as a depression