Meaning

1 senses

  1. One who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping; a sufferer from insomnia.

    Schlafloser, Schlafgestörter, Schlafgestörte

More definitions
  • someone who cannot sleep

Examples

10 sentences

  1. I'm a bit of an insomniac.

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  2. Tom is an insomniac.

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  3. Yanni has been a bit of an insomniac lately.

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  4. The insomniac always bows to the absence of sleep.

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  5. Mercy for insomniacs who are frustrated with sleep!

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
one who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping:

Origin

From insomnia + -ac.

From insomnia + -ac.

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Forms

plural: insomniacs
Singularinsomniac
Pluralinsomniacs

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who cannot sleep:sleepless person

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
insolvencyinsolventinsomniainspectB2inspectionB1inspectorB2inspirationA2

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