inertia

nounfeminine/inɨɾsiɐ/medium

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1Physical property of a body that resists changes to its state of motion; lack of activity or initiative.

The inertia of the object made it difficult to move.

Administrative inertia blocked the project.

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thermal inertialaw of inertiabureaucratic inertia

2Lack of activity, initiative, or energy; apathy, indolence.

Bureaucratic inertia delayed the project.

He couldn't overcome his inertia and look for a new job.

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bureaucratic inertiaovercome inertia

Do latim 'inertia'.