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Meaning & Definition of Phlegm in English

English

Phlegm

/flɛm/

noun

1. Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

synonym:
  • emotionlessness,
  • impassivity,
  • impassiveness,
  • phlegm,
  • indifference,
  • stolidity,
  • unemotionality

2. Expectorated matter

  • Saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages
  • In ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
synonym:
  • phlegm,
  • sputum

3. Inactivity

  • Showing an unusual lack of energy
  • "The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
synonym:
  • languor,
  • lethargy,
  • sluggishness,
  • phlegm,
  • flatness