the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of having the energies weakened; weakness; weariness; languor of body or mind.
n.Synonyms Weariness, etc. See fatique.
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n. a feeling of lack of interest or energy
n. a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
n. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
Word Usage
"Bush has taken the opposite approach and for all his swagger and protectiveness of executive prerogatives is becoming a disturbing study in lassitude in the executive branch."