drowsiness
/ˈdraʊzɪnəs
/noun [mass noun]
A feeling of being sleepy and lethargic; sleepiness: this drug can cause drowsiness...
- The struggle against drowsiness and fatigue is the struggle for meaning.
- The authors further justify the use of butterbur because it does not produce the drowsiness and fatigue typical of antihistamines.
- At the stage of lethargy and drowsiness, cerebral function is affected and the person may not be able to think well enough to make an escape effort.
Synonyms
sleepiness, somnolence, tiredness, fatigue, weariness, exhaustion;
sluggishness, lethargy, listlessness, torpor, enervation, lifelessness, laziness, indolence, inertia, lassitude, apathy, debility
informal doziness, dopiness, grogginess
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