Oblomovitis

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noun

Indolent apathy.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounOblomovitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIndolent apathy.

Origin

From Oblomov + -itis, after the nobleman who rarely leaves his bed in Ivan Goncharov's novel Oblomov (1859).

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Oblomovitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oblomovitis

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“Oblomovitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oblomovitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oblomovitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oblomovitis.

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