sleeplessness
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- noun
- /ˈsliːpləsnəs/
:
insomnio
- Many people experience sleeplessness after stressful events or changes in routine.
- headaches and sleeplessness
- sleeplessness and depression
- sleeplessness and her fears
CBD naturally helps reduce stress, anxiety, pain and sleeplessness.
- CBD naturally helps reduce stress, anxiety, pain and sleeplessness.
- Accepting the struggle, accepting the sleeplessness, accepting the fact that the journey is what matters.
Examples
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But they do give my sleeplessness a sort of meaning.
Fiction book (1995) -
At last, in despair, after endless nights of sleeplessness, the young man gave up and began wandering aimlessly about the darkened city.
Fiction book (1992) -
I see it in the morning when I look in the mirror, written in the dark circles of sleeplessness.
Fiction book (1995) -
There were dark stains of sleeplessness under his eyes.
Fiction book (2002) -
A night of dread and sleeplessness followed.
Fiction book (1997) -
Accepting the struggle, accepting the sleeplessness, accepting the fact that the journey is what matters.
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"After seeing him subdued by bad dreams and sleeplessness, this transformation was wonderful to watch.
Fiction book (1993) -
When I collected myself, I attributed the spell to hunger, sleeplessness, and the general upsetting of the past week.
Fiction book (2001) -
I felt unwell last night, suffering from cramping and sleeplessness.
Fiction book (1997) -
A pervasive lethargy may be punctuated by bouts of hyperactivity and sleeplessness, or by unaccountable spasms of agitation.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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A condition where a person cannot fall asleep or stay asleep at night
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A health problem that stops a person sleeping normally
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A period when you are not sleeping, often because you cannot fall asleep at night
A lack of sleep that is less than needed for good health
Antonyms
How Sleep-Deprived
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sleeplessness is made from the simple word sleep plus the parts -less ('without') and -ness ('a state'). So, sleeplessness literally means the state of being 'without sleep', which is why we use it for not being able to sleep.