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insomniac

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in·som·ni·ac  (n-smn-k)
n.
One who suffers from insomnia.
adj.
Having or causing insomnia.

insomniac [ɪnˈsɒmnɪˌæk]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) exhibiting or causing insomnia
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a person experiencing insomnia
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.insomniac - someone who cannot sleep
diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.1.insomniac - experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare
awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
Translations
insomniac [ɪnˈsɒmnɪæk]
A. Ninsomne mf
B. ADJinsomne
insomniac [ɪnˈsɒmniæk] ninsomniaque m/f
She's an insomniac → C'est une insomniaque.
insomniac
n to be an insomniacan Schlaflosigkeit leiden
insomniac [ɪnˈsɒmnɪæk] nchi soffre di insonnia


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He is an insomniac and functions at work and home as if he's sleepwalking.
Some insomniacs are described as the type of insomniac that is an able to go to sleep, and spends many late nights on the telephone other friends who are also insomniacs.
Sleep hasn't interested me since I was 14, so I often lie in bed, bored to tears" - Self-confessed insomniac, singer and actress Toyah Wilcox.
 
 
 
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