drowsiness

as in sleepiness
the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep we tried to fight our drowsiness but fell asleep anyway

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Noun
  • Mind fatigue can lead to shortcuts such as not thoroughly proofing an important email or opting out of decision-making with your team.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • But JPMorgan believes signs of fatigue among retail investors means further gains may be hard to come by.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 15 May 2025
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  • The people went to the emergency department with tachycardia, confusion, anxiety or somnolence, and nausea after eating gummy candies labeled as containing Amanita muscaria mushrooms.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
  • Organized labor shows corporate managements who’s the boss: This year continued the strengthening of union power after decades of somnolence.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Drowsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowsiness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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