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somnambulism

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som·nam·bu·lism  (sm-nmby-lzm)
n.
See sleepwalking.
som·nambu·list n.
som·nambu·listic adj.
somnambulism
Noun
Formal the condition of walking in one's sleep [Latin somnus sleep + ambulare to walk]
somnambulist n
somnambulism
the condition of sleepwalking. Also called hypnobatia, noctambulism. — somnambulant, n., adj. — somnambulist, n. — somnambulistic, adj.
See also: Sleep
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.somnambulismsomnambulism - walking by a person who is asleep    
noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation
walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate


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Walking in the shadow of a dream, as it were, and perhaps actually under the influence of a species of somnambulism, Mr.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
This somnambulism of drunkenness had something frightful in it.
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So by dint of punching and kicking I started one of my men into a state of somnambulism, and giving him an oar, took another and pulled towards the lights of the steamer.
Youth: A Narrative by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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