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insomnia definition

in·som·nia (in säm′nē ə)

noun

abnormally prolonged inability to sleep, esp. when chronic

Etymology: L < insomnis, sleepless < in-, in- + somnus, sleep: see somnolent

Related Forms:

  • insomniac in·som′·niac′ (-ak′) noun, adjective

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insomnia Synonyms

insomnia

n.

wakefulness, sleeplessness, restlessness, insomnolence, fitfulness, tossing and turning, inability to sleep.


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insomnia Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • relieve: These natural approaches can help normalize hormone levels, diminish hot flushes, and relieve the insomnia and anxiety that many women experience.

Adjective modifier

  • chronic: In a trial involving eight infants, chronic insomnia was traced to an allergy to cow's milk.

Modifies a noun

  • cure: THANKS to several readers who came up with insomnia cures following the last Ward's World.

Noun used with modifier

  • rebound: Rebound insomnia, rebound anxiety, severe hangover and impaired functioning, including anterograde amnesia.

Preposition: in

  • patient: The use of melatonin to treat insomnia in cancer patients is under evaluation.

Preposition: for

  • time: Depression If you have been suffering from insomnia for some time you may be depressed.
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insomnia quotes

That ideal reader suffering from an ideal insomnia.

-Joyce,James Augustine Aloysius

We sing the love of danger.Courage, rashness, and rebellion are the elements of our poetry. Hitherto literature has tended to exalt thoughtful immobility, ecstasy, and sleep, whereas we are for aggressive movement, febrile insomnia, mortal leaps, and blows with the fist.We proclaim that the world is richer for a new beautyof speed, and our praise isfor themanat the wheel. There is no beauty now save in struggle, no masterpiece can be anything but aggressive, and hence we glorify war, militarism and patriotism.

-Marinetti, Emilio FilippoTomasso

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