jet-lagged
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɛtˌlæɡd/
- When they arrived at the conference, everyone was jet-lagged from their travels across multiple time zones.
- still jet-lagged
- jet-lagged and tired
- feel jet-lagged
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Watch on YouTubeWe were both jet lagged but didn't care and made it happen.
- We were both jet lagged but didn't care and made it happen.
- Well, I'll tell you, in the last few days I've been very jet lagged and waking up really, really early, like against my will and it's been amazing.
- And then you wake up and you're groggy and jet lagged because your body saw all this light at night and thought that there was a danger.
- Hotel de Luna, a lot of you guys recommended this drama so I guess we'll start since I'm super jet lagged.
- I mean, I'm, I'm jet lagged, so I think I just said that word instead of Irish Arts Centre.
Examples
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I think I'm still pretty jet-lagged.
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Are you sure you're not jet-lagged?
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Are you jet-lagged at all?
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You must be a little jet-lagged.
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Thank you, but I am jet-lagged.
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You must still be jet-lagged.
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After not much sleep, we were all pretty jet-lagged.
Blog text (8) -
You're a little jet-lagged, right?
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Kate is jet-lagged and a little dazed.
Fiction book (1994) -
This afternoon, Rebecca was exhausted, jet-lagged, hot, and still shaking from the hour-long bumper car journey from the airport.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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8.7
Not fully paying attention and feeling confused or dreamy
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6.8
Feeling slow and without energy after being tired or ill
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5.0
Tired and showing signs of a long trip, like a dusty coat
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9.8
Tired and weak after a long journey
Antonyms
How Tired
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word jet-lagged comes from the two words jet, meaning a fast airplane, and lag, meaning 'delay' or 'to fall behind'. So it gives a simple picture: after a very fast flight your body clock 'falls behind', so you feel tired and out of sync.