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insomnia

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in·som·ni·a  (n-smn-)
n.
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.

[Latin nsomnia, from nsomnis, sleepless : in-, not; see in-1 + somnus, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots.]

insomnia
Noun
inability to sleep [Latin in- not + somnus sleep]
insomniac nadj

insomnia  (n-smn-)
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.insomnia - an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
sleep disorder - a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern
hypersomnia - an inability to stay awake

insomnia
Translations

insomnia [ɪnˈsɔmnɪə] ninsomnio
insomnia [ɪnˈsɔmnɪə] ninsomnie f
insomnia [ɪnˈsɔmnɪə] nSchlaflosigkeit f
insomnia [ɪnˈsɔmnɪə] ninsonnia

insomnia
n insomnia [inˈsomniə]
inability to sleep She takes sleeping-pills as she suffers from insomnia.slaaploosheidأرَقинсомнияnespavostsøvnløsheddie Schlaflosigkeitαϋπνίαinsomniounetusبی خوابیunettomuusinsomnieנְדוּדֵי-שֵׁינָהनिंद्राभावbesanicaálmatlanságinsomniasvefnleysiinsonnia不眠症불면(증)nemigabezmiegstidak boleh tidurslapeloosheidsøvnløshetbezsennośćinsóniainsomnieбессонницаnespavosťnespečnostnesanicasömnlöshetอาการนอนไม่หลับuykusuzluk失眠безсонняنیند نہ آنے کی کیفیتbệnh mất ngủ
n / adj inˈsomniac [-ak]
(of) a person who suffers from insomnia. slapeloseمُصاب بالأرَقстрадащ от безсъние(člověk) trpící nespavostísøvnløs person; søvnløsder/die an Schlaflosigkeit Leidende;an Schlaflosigkeit leidend(αυτός)που υποφέρει από αϋπνίαinsomneunetuآدم بی خوابunettomuudesta kärsiväinsomniaqueסוֹבֵל מִנדוּדֵי שֵׁינָהअनिंद्रा पीडितosoba koja pati od besaniceálmatlanságban szenvedőmenderita insomniae-r sem þjáist af svefnleysiinsonne, sofferente d'insonnia不眠症の불면증 환자; 불면(증)의blogai miegantis (žmogus)cilvēks, kas cieš no bezmiega; bezmiega-pesakit insomnialijder aan slapeloosheidsøvnløscierpiący na bezsennośćinsone(persoană) care suferă de insomnieстрадающий бессонницей(človek) trpiaci nespavosťounespečen bolnikkoji pati od nesanicesömnlös []ผู้นอนไม่หลับuykusuzluk hastası患失眠症的(人)той, що страждає від бессоняبے خوابی کا مریضngười mắc bệnh mất ngủ

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Ah, Makar Alexievitch, how weary I am--how this insomnia tortures me
A waiter approached for orders and it was then, in relation to my order for coffee, that the absolutely first thing I learned of Captain Blunt was the fact that he was a sufferer from insomnia.
For the first time Martin's glorious sleep was interrupted by insomnia, and he tossed through long, restless nights.
 
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