lethargy UK /ˈlɛθədʒɪ/US /ˈlɛθ ər dʒi/ noun2 •A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. — 1687 •A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or prolonged sleep patterns.This Apoplexie is (as I take it) a kind of Lethargie, a sleeping of the blood, a horson Tingling. — 1599 formslethargies