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TEMPORARY STATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state that continues for a limited time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("temporary state" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "temporary state"):
frame of mind; state of mind (a temporary psychological state)
fatigue; tiredness; weariness (temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work)
depletion (the state of being depleted)
drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; insobriety; intoxication; tipsiness (a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol)
soberness; sobriety (the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol)
sleeplessness; wakefulness (a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep)
drowsiness; sleepiness; somnolence (a very sleepy state)
emergency (a state in which martial law applies)
clutch (a tense critical situation)
