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单词 punch-drunk
释义

punch-drunk

adjective

ˈpənch-ˌdrəŋk How to pronounce punch-drunk (audio)
1
: suffering from brain injury from repeated blows to the head : affected with or exhibiting chronic traumatic encephalopathy
In the argot of the not-so-sweet science, he had been punch-drunk, his brain dying prematurely as a result of his taking so many blows to the head. Sports Illustrated
2
: behaving as if punch-drunk : dazed, confused

Synonyms

  • addle
  • addled
  • addlepated
  • bedeviled
  • befogged
  • befuddled
  • bemused
  • bewildered
  • bushed [chiefly Australian]
  • confounded
  • confused
  • dazed
  • distracted
  • dizzy
  • dopey
  • dopy
  • fogged
  • mixed-up
  • muddleheaded
  • muzzy
  • pixilated
  • pixillated
  • punchy
  • raddled
  • shell-shocked
  • silly
  • slaphappy
  • spaced-out
  • spaced
  • spacey
  • spacy
  • stunned
  • stupefied
  • zonked
  • zonked-out
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Word History

Etymology

punch entry 2

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

punch-drunk

adjective

ˈpənch-ˌdrəŋk How to pronounce punch-drunk (audio)
: suffering from brain injury from repeated blows to the head : affected with or exhibiting chronic traumatic encephalopathy
An American doctor, Harrison Martland, observed as early as 1928 that boxers who took considerable punishment could become punch-drunk. Peter Stoler, Time

punch-drunk

adjective

as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion punch-drunk from having stayed up all night, she struggled through the exam

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dazed
  • bewildered
  • confused
  • stunned
  • dizzy
  • distracted
  • befuddled
  • bemused
  • slaphappy
  • dopey
  • punchy
  • silly
  • stupefied
  • muddleheaded
  • bedeviled
  • raddled
  • zonked
  • fogged
  • addled
  • pixilated
  • at sea
  • shell-shocked
  • confounded
  • unconscious
  • addlepated
  • muzzy
  • zonked-out
  • spacey
  • addle
  • befogged
  • pixillated
  • dopy
  • mixed-up
  • bushed
  • spaced-out
  • spacy
  • out of it
  • spaced
  • senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clearheaded
  • conscious
  • alert
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