jet-lagged

jet-lagged
adjective

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jetˈ-lagged adjective
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Main Entry:jet

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jet-lagged UK [ˈdʒetˌlæɡd] US adjective
Thesaurus: tiredsynonym
Main entry: jet lag

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an upset of the body clock, characterized by apathy, fatigue, and other symptoms, caused by traveling in a jet plane through several time zones in 12 hours or less.
jet-lagged, adjective The next morning I awoke jet-lagged and needed something to jar me out of my mental fog (New York Times).

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jet-lagged /ˈʤɛtˌlægd/ adj

jet-lagged tourists

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Main Entry:jet lag

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ˈjet-lagged ; adjective
Main entry:jet lagderived

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