English Explanatory Dictionary

semisomnia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chronic state of low-grade exhaustion caused by too little or fitful sleep.

Word forms

semisomnia

Etymology

From Latin semi- (“half”) + somnus (“sleep”) + -ia. Compare with insomnia. Coined by British sleep expert Neil Stanley in 2007.

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