lethargy
noun /ˈleθədʒi/
/ˈleθərdʒi/
[uncountable]- the state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things synonym listlessness, inertia
- The report criticizes the lethargy shown by employers when it comes to job creation.
Extra Examples- He felt that he had to drag himself out of his lethargy and begin to write.
- She was suddenly overcome by lethargy.
- They will need to shake off their lethargy if they want to win the game.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + lethargy- shake off
- a feeling of lethargy
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin lethargia, from Greek lēthargia, from lēthargos ‘forgetful’, from the base of lanthanesthai ‘forget’.