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oscitancy: drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning

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somnolence collapse

drowsiness collapse

yawn collapse: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"; utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance"

sleepiness collapse: a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

yawning collapse: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"; with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation"

lassitude collapse

weariness collapse

ennui collapse

stretching collapse: act of expanding by lengthening or widening

hebetude collapse: mental lethargy or dullness

phlegm collapse: expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness

gaping collapse

indolence collapse: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

acedia collapse

boredom collapse: the feeling of being bored by something tedious

listlessness collapse: inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

languor collapse: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"; a feeling of lack of interest or energy; a relaxed comfortable feeling

torpor collapse: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"

gape collapse: a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open); an expression of openmouthed astonishment; be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"

stupor collapse

negligence collapse: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances; the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

apathy collapse: the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally; an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

passivity collapse: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative; submission to others or to outside influences

lethargy collapse: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

sloth collapse: apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins); any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits; a disinclination to work or exert yourself

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