bedrowse

/bɛdˈroʊz/

Definitions

1. verb

to sleep drowsily or fitfully, as if half-awake

“After a long night, she bedroze through her morning lecture.”

2. noun

a state of half-waking, half-sleeping

“The patient was placed in a quiet room to prevent bedrowse.”

3. noun

a period of half-sleep

“She felt a brief bedrowse during her afternoon nap.”

Synonyms

  • drowsiness
  • somnolence

Antonyms

  • alertness
  • vigilance