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Synonyms for sleeplessness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sleep-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslip lɪs

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Définition of sleeplessness

Origin :
  • early 15c., from sleep (n.) + -less. Old English had slæpleas but the modern word seems to be a re-formation. Cf. German schlaflos, Dutch slapeloos. Related: Sleeplessly; sleeplessness.
  • As in insomnia : noun inability to sleep soundly
  • As in nerves : noun extreme anxiety
Example sentences :
  • He would never have gone to his father's room for refuge from sleeplessness.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • He dreaded the demon of sleeplessness, which he felt had marked him for its own.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • He had suffered from sleeplessness, but was not otherwise unwell.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Her face was very pale, and her eyes were red, as if from sleeplessness or weeping.
  • Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
  • Opium should not be used unless the patient suffers from sleeplessness.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh
  • They also burned, and his head was full of a sort of vacant daze, from sleeplessness.
  • Extract from : « Frontier Boys in Frisco » by Wyn Roosevelt
  • Feverishness and sleeplessness now naturally show themselves.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
  • Then silence fell again, and no one was the wiser for Theodora's sleeplessness.
  • Extract from : « Teddy: Her Book » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • There is only one excuse for drunkenness, and that is sleeplessness.
  • Extract from : « The Bishop of Cottontown » by John Trotwood Moore
  • Lydia raised her white face, haggard and livid with sleeplessness and anxiety.
  • Extract from : « The Dark House » by Georg Manville Fenn

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