Torpid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

slow and apathetic

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɔːɹpɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɔːpɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɔːpɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɔːɹpɪd/.

Examples

she was fat and inert
a sluggish worker
a mind grown torpid in old age

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sluggish dormant inert hibernating soggy

Parts of Speech

adjective	slow and apathetic “she was fat and inert”
adjective	in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation “dormant buds”

Word Forms

inertness	noun	immobility by virtue of being inert
sluggishness	noun	inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
torpidness	noun	inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
torpidity	noun	a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
dormancy	noun	a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

träge

langsam und apathisch

🇫🇷French

engourdi

lent et apathique

🇪🇸Spanish

aletargado

lento y apático

🇮🇹Italian

torpido

lento e apatico

🇳🇱Dutch

sloom

traag en apathisch

🇵🇹Portuguese

entorpecido

lento e apático

🇷🇺Russian

вялый

медленный и апатичный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेमन

धीमा और उदासीन

🇧🇩Bengali

টর্পিড

ধীর এবং উদাসীন

🇮🇳Tamil

கொந்தளிப்பான

மெதுவான மற்றும் அக்கறையற்ற

🇮🇳Telugu

టార్పిడ్

నెమ్మదిగా మరియు ఉదాసీనత

🇮🇳Marathi

टॉर्पिड

मंद आणि उदासीन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોર્પિડ

ધીમી અને ઉદાસીન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಾರ್ಪಿಡ್

ನಿಧಾನ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോർപ്പിഡ്

സാവധാനവും നിസ്സംഗതയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਜ਼

ਹੌਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਦਾਸੀਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیز

سست اور بے حس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

麻木的

缓慢而冷漠

🇯🇵Japanese

気まぐれな

ゆっくりで無関心

🇰🇷Korean

멍청한

느리고 무관심하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tê mê

chậm chạp và thờ ơ

🇹🇭Thai

ความร้อนรน

ช้าและไม่แยแส

🇮🇩Indonesian

tumpul

lambat dan apatis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خامل

بطيئة وغير مبالية

🇮🇷Persian

سوزناک

کند و بی تفاوت

🇹🇷Turkish

uyuşuk

yavaş ve ilgisiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָדוּם

איטי ואדיש

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