amort \əˈmȯrt\adjective Etymology: short for all-a-mort, taken as an adjectival phrase beginning with all (II) 1.archaic: at the point of death < I felt benumbed, amort — Llewelyn Powys > 2.archaic: oblivious < all amort save to St. Agnes — John Keats > 3.archaic: utterly cast down with discouragement : dejected