lassitude

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She taught at several schools, including Stanford University and Yale University, and regarded her experiences in the classroom not as a distraction from her poetry, but as a “prescription for lassitude.”

From Seattle Times

Some historians speculated that the 19th century’s fin de siècle might actually have been lassitude caused by sequelae of the Russian flu.

From New York Times

Overcome by a sudden, inexplicable lassitude, Ribeiro did little but attend classes, read and sleep.

From New York Times

We can, however, say with some precision a few things about his schedule, his apparent lassitude, and that of his administration.

From Washington Times

As Stevenson writes: “The fierce and euphoric idealism that had arisen in the 1960s was giving way to doubt and paranoia, a kind of creeping corporate co-optation and, ultimately, downbeat social lassitude and introverted resignation.”

From New York Times