lassitude
pronunciation
How to pronounce lassitude in British English:
UK [ˈlæsɪtju:d]
How to pronounce lassitude in American English:
US [ˈlæsɪtud]
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- Noun:
- a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
- a feeling of lack of interest or energy
- weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
Word Origin
- lassitude
- lassitude: see late
- lassitude (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French lassitude (14c.), from Latin lassitudinem (nominative lassitudo) "faintness, weariness," from lassus "faint, tired, weary," from PIE *led- "slow, weary" (source also of Old English læt "sluggish, slow;" see late (adj.)), from root *le- "to let go, slacken" (see lenient).
Example
- 1. Sometimes we feel lassitude onahot summer day .
- 2. Even the most carefully researched and considered efforts are routinely greeted with cynicism , lassitude , or outright dismissal .
- 3. In this way , people would be in low spirits , lassitude .
- 4. Social support can soften lassitude and pressure from work , and lessen negative effects to the organization .
- 5. Starting from structural levels of hospital medical records , the present article introduced working related theories and analyzed current lassitude condition of staff as well as presented relative countermeasures . In addition , carrying out the concept of human oriented to realize harmonious culture of medical records .