Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Lack of sleep; the property of being sleepless; the inability to sleep, insomnia.

More definitions
  • a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep

Examples

4 sentences
  1. People who regularly work in the open air do not suffer from sleeplessness.

    ruЛюди, которые регулярно работают на свежем воздухе, не страдают от бессонницы.

    deMenschen, die regelmäßig im Freien arbeiten, leiden nicht unter Schlaflosigkeit.

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  2. Tell me how to beat sleeplessness.

    ruСкажи мне, как победить бессонницу.

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  3. From my own experience, illness often comes from sleeplessness.

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  4. Do you suffer from sleeplessness?

    ruТы страдаешь бессонницей?

    deLeidest du unter Schlaflosigkeit?

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Forms

plural: sleeplessnesses
Singularsleeplessness

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep:wakefulness

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

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