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View synonyms for insomniac

insomniac

[ in-som-nee-ak ]

noun

  1. a person who has or experiences insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:

    Her husband, an insomniac, had at last fallen asleep at the computer, head resting on the keyboard.



adjective

  1. having insomnia:

    a nervous, insomniac person.

    Synonyms: insomnolent, wide-awake, wakeful, awake, sleepless

  2. of, relating to, or causing insomnia:

    long, torturous, insomniac nights.

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Other Words From

  • an·ti-in·som·ni·ac adjective noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of insomniac1

First recorded in 1905–10; insomni(a) + -ac

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