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has gloss | eng: Alertness is the state of paying close and continuous attention being watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency, or being quick to perceive and act. It is related to psychology as well as to physiology. A lack of alertness is a symptom of a number of conditions, including narcolepsy, attention deficit disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, Addisons disease, or sleep deprivation. The word is formed from "alert", which comes from the Italian "allerta" (on the watch, literally, on the height; 1618) |
lexicalization | eng: alertness |
instance of | (noun) any strong feeling emotion |
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