punch-drunk

Describes a state of being dazed, confused, or stupefied, as if from repeated blows to the head; often used metaphorically to describe mental fatigue or disorientation.

• 🇪🇸Describe un estado de aturdimiento, confusión o embotamiento mental, como el causado por golpes repetidos en la cabeza; también se usa metafóricamente para referirse a la fatiga mental o la desorientación.

1. Dazed from repeated blows B2 informal

   Stupefied or confused, as if from being hit repeatedly, especially in boxing.

   • After the fight, the boxer looked punch-drunk and could barely stand.
   • He stumbled around the room like a punch-drunk fighter.
   • The repeated concussions left him feeling punch-drunk for weeks.

   🇪🇸Aturdido por los golpes

   Sinónimos: addledbefuddleddazedgroggystunnedstupefiedwoozy

   Antónimos: alertclearheadedlucidsharp

2. Stunned or confused B2 informal

   In a state of mental confusion or disorientation, often from exhaustion or shock.

   • She was punch-drunk from working 18-hour days.
   • The news left him punch-drunk and unable to speak.
   • He wandered through the airport, punch-drunk from jet lag.

   🇪🇸aturdido o confundido

   Sinónimos: befuddledbewildereddazeddisorienteddizzygroggymuddledstunnedstupefied

   Antónimos: alertclearheadedlucid

• more punch-drunk comparative form
• most punch-drunk superlative form