in-somnolence

in·som·no·lence

[in-som-nl-uhns]
noun
sleeplessness; insomnia: a troubled week of insomnolence.
Also, in·som·no·len·cy [in-som-nl-uhn-see] .


Origin:
1815–25; in-3 + somnolence

in·som·no·lent, adjective
in·som·no·lent·ly, adverb
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