Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.

    My mother suffers from insomnia.

    Schlaflosigkeit, Schlafstörung

    бессо́нницаbessónnica, инсомни́яinsomníja

    безсо́нняbezsónnja, нічницяničnycja

    an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness

  2. (countable, informal, uncountable)Temporary inability to sleep.

Examples

36 sentences
  1. Tom has insomnia.

    У Тома безсоння.

    ruУ Тома бессонница.

    deTom hat Schlafstörungen.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. I have insomnia.

    У мене безсоння.

    ruУ меня бессонница.

    deIch habe Schlafstörungen.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. Are you having problems with insomnia?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Please tell me how I can cure my insomnia.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. What's a good treatment for insomnia?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Source_VOA · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sleeping disorder:
Русский
By meaning 1
sleeping disorder:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sleeping disorder:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin īnsomnia, from Latin in- (“without”) + somnus (“sleep”, noun) + -ia, e

Borrowed from Latin īnsomnia, from Latin in- (“without”) + somnus (“sleep”, noun) + -ia, equivalent to in- + somn- + -ia.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

insomnia — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto