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insomnia
[ in-som-nee-uh ]
noun
- inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
insomnia
/ ɪnˈsɒmnɪə /
noun
- chronic inability to fall asleep or to enjoy uninterrupted sleep agrypnotic
insomnia
/ ĭn-sŏm′nē-ə /
- Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.
insomnia
- A persistent and prolonged inability to sleep.
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Derived Forms
- inˈsomnious, adjective
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Other Words From
- in·somni·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of insomnia1
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Example Sentences
I was actually experiencing insomnia pretty intensely, and that experience informed that song.
Although Chloe dominates the student body by day, at night insomnia dominates her.
Note: Chronic deprivation has much more serious symptoms and you should seek a medical professional if you suffer from insomnia.
There are his mind-altering insomnia and his addiction to his “me-machine,” his cellphone.
How a Dutch social-media star and her strange aural stimuli helped combat my chronic insomnia.
The cattle seem to suffer from insomnia occasionally, and the hot nights rouse their predatory instincts.
In delirium tremens, they relieve when there are great restlessness, insomnia, the general lowering of the nerve power.
You wouldn't look well, if you'd been suffering from Insomnia every Afternoon for a Week!
Another favourite anecdote in New York is that of the Philadelphian who went to a doctor and complained of insomnia.
For those who still, in spite of attention to these points, suffer from insomnia, the following hints will be of service.
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