insomnious
ni noun
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
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insomnia (ɪnˈsɒmnɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| chronic inability to fall asleep or to enjoy uninterrupted sleepRelated: agrypnotic | |
| Related: agrypnotic | |
| [C18: from Latin, from insomnis sleepless, from somnus sleep] | |
| in'somnious | |
| —adj | |
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| insomnia (ɪnˈsɒmnɪə) | |
| —n | |
| chronic inability to fall asleep or to enjoy uninterrupted sleepRelated: agrypnotic | |
| Related: agrypnotic | |
| [C18: from Latin, from insomnis sleepless, from somnus sleep] | |
| in'somnious | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
insomnia
1623, Anglicized as insomnie, from L. insomnia "want of sleep," from in- "not" + somnus "sleep" (see somnolence). The modern form is from 1758. Insomniac (n.) is from 1908.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
insomnia in·som·ni·a (ĭn-sŏm'nē-ə)
n.
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.
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Science Dictionary
insomnia  (ĭn-sŏm'nē-ə) Pronunciation Key
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time. |
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Cultural Dictionary
insomnia [(in-som-nee-uh)]A persistent and prolonged inability to sleep.
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