insomnia
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insomnia
- /ɪnˈsɒmniə/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin īnsomnia, from Latin in- (“without”) + somnus (“sleep”, noun) + -ia, equivalent to in- + somn- + -ia.
noun insomnias
- A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep. My mother suffers from insomnia.
- Temporary inability to sleep.
Similar: sleeplessness · Opposite: hypersomnia
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: agrypnia, sleeplessness, sleepiness, sleep, night, wakefulness, wakeful, sleepless, unsleeping, restlessness, vigilance, hyposomnia, dyssomnia, watchfulness, vigil, insomnolence
noun
Similar: sleeplessness · Opposite: hypersomnia
Translations
Every language
noun sleeping disorder
| Español | insomnio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불면증 bulmyeonjeung |
| 日本語 | 不眠 fumin, 不眠症 fuminshō |
| 中文 | 失眠 shīmián |
| हिन्दी | अनिद्रा anidrā, उन्निद्र unnidra |
| Français | insomnie |
| Deutsch | Schlaflosigkeit, Schlafstörung |
| Italiano | insonnia |
| Ελληνικά | αϋπνία aÿpnía |
| Română | insomnie, nesomn |
| Русский | бессо́нница bessónnica, инсомни́я insomníja |
| Tiếng Việt | mất ngủ |
| العربية | أَرَق ʔaraq, سُهْد suhd |
| עברית | נְדוּדֵי שֵׁנָה |
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title = {insomnia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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