lethargy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

leth·argy [lethargy lethargies] BrE [ˈleθədʒi] NAmE [ˈleθərdʒi] noun uncountable
the state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things
Syn: ↑listlessness, Syn: ↑inertia
•The report criticizes the lethargy shown by employers when it comes to job creation.
Derived Word: ↑lethargic

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin lethargia, from Greek lēthargia, from lēthargos ‘forgetful’, from the base of lanthanesthai ‘forget’.

Example Bank:
•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.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  languor, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness, inanition, lassitude, slackness