Definitions

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  • adjective Not refreshed.

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  • adjective not rested or refreshed

Etymologies

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un- +‎ refreshed

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Examples

  • Those who use a cellphone right before trying to go to sleep reported they were less likely to get a good night's sleep, more likely to wake up feeling unrefreshed, more likely to feel "sleepy," and more likely to drive while drowsy.

    Electronic glow affecting Americans' sleep 2011

  • Those who use a cellphone right before trying to go to sleep reported they were less likely to get a good night's sleep, more likely to wake up feeling unrefreshed, more likely to feel "sleepy," and more likely to drive while drowsy.

    Electronic glow affecting Americans' sleep 2011

  • People who had trouble falling asleep or who woke up feeling unrefreshed at least three times per week were about 80 percent and 70 percent more likely than their peers, respectively, to develop three or more of those risk factors, the study found.

    Snoring And Sleep Problems Could Signal Heart Disease Health.com 2010

  • People who had trouble falling asleep or who woke up feeling unrefreshed at least three times per week were about 80 percent and 70 percent more likely than their peers, respectively, to develop three or more of those risk factors, the study found.

    Snoring And Sleep Problems Could Signal Heart Disease The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • If you wake up after seven to eight hours of sleep and still feel unrefreshed, your problem may not be about quantity but rather quality.

    Dr. Michael J. Breus: How Come I Feel More Tired When I Sleep Longer? 2010

  • In the morning he awoke unrefreshed and the first thing he did was advise Minott of the happenings of the night.

    "Microcosmic Buccaneers" by Harl Vincent, part 10 Johnny Pez 2009

  • In the morning he awoke unrefreshed and the first thing he did was advise Minott of the happenings of the night.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Johnny Pez 2009

  • The negative vibes invade my sleep, giving me nightmares and leaving me restless and unrefreshed the next day.

    One activist's prescription for mental health 2008

  • After my busy, and productive day, I tossed and turned and woke up totally unrefreshed.

    Playing hooky - a little taste of heaven 2008

  • Medically, insomnia is marked by 'subjective complaints about quantity and/or quality of sleep', leading to 'a feeling of being unrefreshed on waking '.

    'Insomnia: A Cultural History' 2008

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