sleepiness
sleepiness
Definition
sleepi·ness (-pē nis)
noun
a sleepy quality or state
sleepiness
Synonyms
sleepiness
n.
sleepiness
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: It is designed to provide as good a pain relief as possible without causing undue sleepiness.
- increase: Falling asleep at the wheel is increasingly preceded by feelings of increasing sleepiness.
- include: However, they can be addictive and have serious side effects, including sleepiness, memory problems and dizziness.
- induce: The berry induces sleepiness during which the user experiences revelatory dreams.
- experience: People who have experienced sleepiness or an episode of sudden onset of sleep while taking this medicine should not drive or operate machinary.
- overcome: Neither these latter methods nor the willpower to stay awake have much effect in overcoming sleepiness.
Adjective modifier
- daytime: Recognizing That Your Body Needs Sleep For many involved in a crisis, daytime sleepiness is a frequent problem.
- excessive: It results in excessive daytime sleepiness due to poor quality of sleep during the night.
- subjective: Coffee in the cornflakes: Time-of-day, routine response control and subjective sleepiness.
- extreme: Severe drops in oxygen levels lead to heart, lung and brain disorders, whilst chronic sleep deprivation causes extreme sleepiness during the day.
- increased: Sleep does not occur spontaneously without warning, and is preceded by feelings of increased sleepiness of which the driver is quite aware.
Modifies a noun
- scale: The severity of sleepiness pre stroke was assessed retrospectively in most of the patients using the Epworth Sleepiness scale.
- confusion: Severe hypertension can cause symptoms such as: headache sleepiness confusion coma.
Preposition: during
- day: Other possible causes for sleepiness during the day will be eliminated by a general physical examination.
Noun used with modifier
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