hebetude

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He detested the mob for its human hebetude.

From Time Magazine Archive

So full of hebetude is the film that baseball fans squirmed, bit thumbs, made unpleasant faces.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jaffery rose from his knees and regarded her in the hebetude of reaction.

From Jaffery by Locke, William John

The alternate delirium or coma and clearness of mind in meningitis contrast with the persistent hebetude, stupor, or muttering delirium and the muscular relaxation in typhoid fever.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

As the disease progresses the hebetude becomes more profound and is overcome with greater difficulty.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various