insomniac
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- noun
- /ɪnˈsɑmniˌæk/
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insomne
- Rokey was an insomniac, and sometimes went for weeks without really sleeping.
And it seems that insomniacs converge here looking for answers.
- And it seems that insomniacs converge here looking for answers.
- Yeah, that's why I haven't been an insomniac.
- I mean, it would, I would be working for the agency And I I mean, we're all insomniacs.
- I mean, it was Moody, but I, I was an insomniac, highly, highly irritable, very distractible.
Examples
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Mrs. Horn was an insomniac and impatient.
Fiction book (2002) -
As an ever-suffering insomniac, I tend to read a lot, and very little matches up to these books!
Blog text (22) -
I thought you were an insomniac.
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Bob himself was an insomniac.
Fiction book (1998) -
Emily was a terrible insomniac, unable to fall asleep each night until nearly dawn.
Fiction book (1993) -
Don't worry, I'm an insomniac too.
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As an insomniac, Rokey was long accustomed to watching movies while other people slept around him.
Fiction book (2000) -
My mom's an insomniac.
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- Greetings, fellow insomniac.
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As an insomniac, I often find myself staring at the ceiling for hours at night.
Antonyms
How Sleepless
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Morphology
Etymology
Insomniac comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and somnus 'sleep', and it shares the same root as insomnia. So an insomniac is someone who 'does not sleep', which explains why we use the word for a person who has trouble sleeping.