Meaning & use
lassitude
A state of physical or mental weariness and lack of energy or interest.
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The heavy summer heat left the whole town in a state of lassitude.
A deep lassitude settled over him after weeks of unbroken overwork.
A note on using this word
More literary than 'tiredness'; implies both physical fatigue and a loss of motivation.
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