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Inertia (Noun)

A disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work".

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The athlete's long injury layoff had caused him to develop a serious case of inertia, making it hard to get back into training.
After the holidays, it takes a lot of effort to overcome my inertia and get back to my regular routine.
Her inertia on the project was holding up the entire team, and they were starting to get frustrated.
He spent all morning on the couch, struggling to overcome his inertia and start his job search.
The student's inertia had caused him to fall behind in his coursework, and he was in danger of failing the semester.

(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.