what does the word "torpor" mean in the following context? " But my general state of being was a torpor, in which a prison was as welcome a residence as teh divinest scene in nature"?

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Asked by codie m #227687 on 2/15/2012 1:04 AM

Last updated by Roskolnikov on 2/15/2012 1:12 AM

Answered by Roskolnikov on 2/15/2012 1:12 AM

The best way to describe the meaning of torpid is probably the following: namely, "lethargic indifference; apathy."