sleeplessness
Lack of sleep; the property of being sleepless; the inability to sleep, insomniaLack of sleep; the property of being sleepless; the inability to sleep, insomnia.
» People who regularly work in the open air do not suffer from sleeplessness.
Menschen, die regelmäßig im Freien arbeiten, leiden nicht unter Schlaflosigkeit. — doemaar14
Люди, которые регулярно работают на свежем воздухе, не страдают от бессонницы. — Hellerick
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)Lack of sleep; the property of being sleepless; the inability to sleep, insomnia.
- a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep
Examples
4 sentencesPeople who regularly work in the open air do not suffer from sleeplessness.
ruЛюди, которые регулярно работают на свежем воздухе, не страдают от бессонницы. — Hellerick
deMenschen, die regelmäßig im Freien arbeiten, leiden nicht unter Schlaflosigkeit. — doemaar14
Tell me how to beat sleeplessness.
ruСкажи мне, как победить бессонницу. — odexed
From my own experience, illness often comes from sleeplessness.
Do you suffer from sleeplessness?
ruТы страдаешь бессонницей? — Selena777
deLeidest du unter Schlaflosigkeit? — brauchinet
Forms
plural: sleeplessnesses| Singular | sleeplessness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep:wakefulness
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.