1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A punch-drunk boxer shows signs of brain damage, for example by being unsteady and unable to think clearly, after being hit too often on the head.
2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]If you say that someone is punch-drunk, you mean that they are very tired or confused, for example because they have been working too hard.
He was punch-drunk with fatigue and depressed by the rain.
Synonyms: groggy, confused, dazed [informal], in a daze More Synonyms of punch-drunk
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