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drowsiness

 

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Noun drowsiness has 1 sense
  1. sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence - a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"
    --1 is a kind of temporary state
    --1 has particulars: oscitancy, oscitance

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Drowsiness

Description:

Drowsiness is a state of being near sleep or extreme tiredness. It is characterized by a lack of alertness and difficulty staying awake, often resulting from fatigue, boredom, or the use of certain medications.

Sample Sentences:

1. The medication she took caused drowsiness, making it hard for her to concentrate during the day.

2. After a long day at work, a feeling of drowsiness overcame him, and he fell asleep on the couch.

3. The monotonous lecture on the history of art induced drowsiness in most of the students.

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