Sopor (Noun)
Meaning
A torpid state resembling deep sleep.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The sopor that overcame me after eating the large meal made it difficult to focus for the rest of the day.
- As I sat in the warm sun, I began to feel a creeping sopor wash over me, making my eyelids heavy.
- The patient was placed in a medically induced sopor to reduce brain activity and prevent further damage.
- The air conditioning unit in the hotel room hummed softly, creating a gentle background noise that contributed to the sopor that eventually consumed me.
- The sedative properties of the medication induced a sopor that lasted for several hours, making it difficult to rouse the patient.