> Re: marasm
> The word is French afaik. There is a large amount of
> Quoted:
> Marasmus (n.)
>                              1. A wasting of flesh without fever or
>                              apparent disease; a kind of consumption;
>                              atrophy; phthisis.
> The current meaning of the word seems to be unrelated to physiology.
> Don't ask me what phthisis is. Or how you pronounce it in English.

        In portuguese, "marasmo" (what seems to be the nearest translation
to marasm) is something like a state of boredom. Eg: Nothing happens,
you are sitted in a place, and no changes, no fun, no one to talk.
This is "marasmo". In portuguese we say "que marasmo...", loosely
translated to "what a marasm".

        Hope it helps

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