insomnia (noun)

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• insomnia — ► NOUN ▪ habitual sleeplessness. DERIVATIVES insomniac noun & adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from insomnis sleepless …   English terms dictionary

• insomnia — noun I ve tried every wild remedy for insomnia, including cinnamon baths and standing on my head Syn: sleeplessness, wakefulness, restlessness, inability to sleep …   Thesaurus of popular words

• insomnia — noun Etymology: Latin, from insomnis sleepless, from in + somnus sleep more at somnolent Date: circa 1623 prolonged and usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep • insomniac adjective or noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• insomnia — noun habitual sleeplessness. Derivatives insomniac noun & adjective Origin C17: from L., from insomnis sleepless …   English new terms dictionary

• insomnia — noun a sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep …   Wiktionary

• insomnia — noun (U) the condition of not being able to sleep …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• insomnia — [ɪnˈsɒmniə] noun [U] a medical condition in which you have difficulty sleeping insomniac [ɪnˈsɒmniˌæk] noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• insomnia — in|som|ni|a [ ın samniə ] noun uncount a medical condition in which you have difficulty sleeping …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• insomnia — UK [ɪnˈsɒmnɪə] / US [ɪnˈsɑmnɪə] noun [uncountable] a medical condition in which you have difficulty sleeping …   English dictionary

• insomnia — /ɪnˈsɒmniə / (say in somneeuh) noun inability to sleep, especially when chronic; sleeplessness. {Latin, from somniāre dream} –insomnious, adjective …  

• insomniac — insomnia ► NOUN ▪ habitual sleeplessness. DERIVATIVES insomniac noun & adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from insomnis sleepless …   English terms dictionary