GROGGINESS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol

Categories: Drunkenness, Inebriation, Inebriety, Intoxication, Tipsiness, Insobriety

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a groggy state resulting from weariness

Categories: Fatigue, Weariness, Tiredness

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

marginal consciousness

Example: his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows; someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor

Categories: Unconsciousness

Synonyms

Stupefaction, Stupor, Semiconsciousness, Grogginess

🔗 Related Words

groggy – A related word in the same word family.

ness – A related word in the same word family.

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