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in·som·ni·a

(ĭn-sŏm′nē-ə)
n.
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.
[Latin īnsomnia, from īnsomnis, sleepless : in-, not; see in-1 + somnus, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots.]
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insomnia

(ɪnˈsɒmnɪə)
n
chronic inability to fall asleep or to enjoy uninterrupted sleep.
[C18: from Latin, from insomnis sleepless, from somnus sleep]
inˈsomnious adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•som•ni•a

(ɪnˈsɒm ni ə)

n.
difficulty in falling or staying asleep, esp. when chronic.
[1685–95; < Latin, derivative of insomn(is) sleepless =in- in- 3 + somnus sleep]
in•som′ni•ac`, n., adj.
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insomnia

Difficulty in falling or staying asleep. It can be caused by stress, drinking too much coffee, or taking too little exercise, or it may be a symptom of a physical or mental disorder.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. insomnia - an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
sleep disorder - a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern
hypersomnia - an inability to stay awake
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insomnia

noun sleeplessness, restlessness, wakefulness For some people, insomnia is a chronic affliction.
Related words
adjective agrypnotic
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Translations
أَرَقٌ أرَق
nespavost
søvnløshed
unettomuus
nesanica
svefnleysi
不眠症
불면증
blogai miegantisnemiga
bezmiegs
besanicanesanica
sömnlöshet
โรคนอนไม่หลับ
chứng mất ngủ

insomnia

[ɪnˈsɒmnɪə] N → insomnio m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

insomnia

[ɪnˈsɒmniə] n → insomnie f
to suffer from insomnia → souffrir d'insomnie
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

insomnia

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

insomnia

[ɪnˈsɒmnɪə] n → insonnia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

insomnia

(inˈsomniə) noun
inability to sleep. She takes sleeping-pills as she suffers from insomnia. slaaploosheid أرَق инсомния insônia nespavost die Schlaflosigkeit søvnløshed αϋπνία insomnio unetus بی خوابی unettomuus insomnie נְדוּדֵי-שֵׁינָה निंद्राभाव besanica álmatlanság insomnia svefnleysi insonnia 不眠症 불면증 nemiga bezmiegs tidak boleh tidur slapeloosheid søvnløshet bezsenność بى خوبى insónia insomnie бессонница nespavosť nespečnost nesanica sömnlöshet อาการนอนไม่หลับ uykusuzluk 失眠 безсоння نیند نہ آنے کی کیفیت bệnh mất ngủ 失眠
inˈsomniac (-ak) noun, adjective
(of) a person who suffers from insomnia. slapelose مُصاب بالأرَق страдащ от безсъние insone (člověk) trpící nespavostí der/die an Schlaflosigkeit Leidende;an Schlaflosigkeit leidend søvnløs person; søvnløs (αυτός)που υποφέρει από αϋπνία insomne unetu آدم بی خواب unettomuudesta kärsivä insomniaque סוֹבֵל מִנדוּדֵי שֵׁינָה अनिंद्रा पीडित osoba koja pati od besanice álmatlanságban szenvedő menderita insomnia e-r sem þjáist af svefnleysi insonne, sofferente d'insonnia 不眠症の 불면증 환자 blogai miegantis (žmogus) cilvēks, kas cieš no bezmiega; bezmiega- pesakit insomnia lijder aan slapeloosheid søvnløs cierpiący na bezsenność بی خوبه سړی insone (persoană) care suferă de insomnie страдающий бессонницей (človek) trpiaci nespavosťou nespečen bolnik koji pati od nesanice sömnlös [person] ผู้นอนไม่หลับ uykusuzluk hastası 失眠患者(的) той, що страждає від бессоня بے خوابی کا مریض người mắc bệnh mất ngủ 患失眠症的(人)
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insomnia

→ أَرَقٌ nespavost søvnløshed Schlaflosigkeit αϋπνία insomnio unettomuus insomnie nesanica insonnia 不眠症 불면증 slapeloosheid søvnløshet bezsenność insónia , insônia бессонница sömnlöshet โรคนอนไม่หลับ uykusuzluk chứng mất ngủ 失眠
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in·som·ni·a

n. insomnio, desvelo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

insomnia

n insomnio
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