Oscitancy (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- Reflex Action
- Physiological Reaction
- Reflex
- Innate Reflex
- Inborn Reflex
- Unconditioned Reflex
- Reflex Response
Hyponyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
Drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- His lectures on mathematics induced an incurable oscitancy in me.
- Due to sleep deprivation, a paralyzing oscitancy befell him the whole day.
- To get some attention from their restless son, his teacher smartly linked oscitancy with tedious homework tasks together.
- After a big lunch, in which many of them drank beer, oscitancy spread through the whole conference room.
- Thanks to his poorly ventilated office with an overcrowded conference space, oscitancy is what this poorly paid intern experiences every day.