insomnia
A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.
Example
“My mother suffers from insomnia.”
Other meanings
Temporary inability to sleep.
Related words
- coronasomnia
- insomniac
- orthosomnia
- painsomnia
- trensomnia
Word history
From Latin "īnsomnia".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “insomnia” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.