insomnia

  • 1Insomnia — (lat. „Schlaflosigkeit“) bezeichnet: den Originaltitel eines norwegischen Films aus dem Jahr 1997, siehe Todesschlaf dessen amerikanisches Remake aus dem Jahr 2002, siehe Insomnia – Schlaflos den englischen Originaltitel eines Buches von Stephen… …

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  • 2insomnia — 1620s, insomnie, from L. insomnia want of sleep, from insomnis sleepless, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + somnus sleep (see SOMNOLENCE (Cf. somnolence)). The modern form is from 1758 …

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  • 3Insomnia —    Film policier de Christopher Nolan, avec Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 2001   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 56    Résumé    Insomnia est le remake (très… …

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  • 4Insomnia — In*som ni*a, n. [L., fr. insomnis sleepless; pref. in not + somnus sleep.] Lack of sleep; inability to sleep, especially when chronic; wakefulness; sleeplessness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5INSOMNIA — pro Deorum nunriis, Gentilibus habira, magna olim in aestimatione fuêre. Hinc scribir Plum???rch. Sullam, cum Commentarios suarum rerum gestarum libros L. Lucullo inscriberet, monnisse amicissimum hominum; observaret praedictiones nocturnas… …

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  • 6insomnia — [n] inability to sleep soundly indisposition, insomnolence, restlessness, sleeplessness, stress, tension, vigil, vigilance, wakefulness; concept 315 Ant. sleep …

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  • 7insomnia — ► NOUN ▪ habitual sleeplessness. DERIVATIVES insomniac noun & adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from insomnis sleepless …

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  • 8insomnia — [in säm′nē ə] n. [L < insomnis, sleepless < in , IN 2 + somnus, sleep: see SOMNOLENT] abnormally prolonged inability to sleep, esp. when chronic insomniac [in säm′nēak΄] n., adj …

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  • 9Insomnia — This article is about the sleeping disorder. For other uses, see Insomnia (disambiguation). Insomnia Classification and external resources ICD 10 F51.0, G47.0 …

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  • 10insomnia — insomnious, adj. /in som nee euh/, n. inability to obtain sufficient sleep, esp. when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness. [1685 95; < L, equiv. to insomn(is) sleepless (in IN 3 + somn(us) sleep + is adj. suffix) + ia&#8230; …

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