Etymology

torpent

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Today it means: Having no motion or activity; benumbed; torpid. Full definition →

Latin torpens
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  1. Latin · derived fromtorpens
  2. English todaytorpent

From Latin torpens, present participle of torpere (“to be numb”).

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