insomniac
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in·som·ni·ac
(ĭn-sŏm′nē-ăk′)n.
One who suffers from insomnia.
adj.
Having or causing insomnia.
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insomniac
(ɪnˈsɒmnɪˌæk)adj
(Pathology) exhibiting or causing insomnia
n
(Pathology) a person experiencing insomnia
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| Noun | 1. | insomniac - someone who cannot sleep |
| Adj. | 1. | insomniac - experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" |
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Translations
مُصاب بالأرَق
trpící nespavostí
søvnløssøvnløs person
álmatlanságban szenvedõ
e-r sem òjáist af svefnleysi
trpiaci nespavosťou
uykusuzluk hastası
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insomniac
n to be an insomniac → an Schlaflosigkeit leiden
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insomnia
(inˈsomniə) noun inability to sleep. She takes sleeping-pills as she suffers from insomnia.
inˈsomniac (-ak) noun, adjective (of) a person who suffers from insomnia.
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