insomnia
Translation
insomnia, sleeplessness
Examples
She suffers from insomnia.
She suffers from insomnia.
Stress can cause insomnia.
Stress can cause insomnia.
Grammar Patterns
to suffer from insomnia to have the condition of being unable to sleep Many people suffer from insomnia.
to cause insomnia to be the reason for sleeplessness Too much caffeine can cause insomnia.
Similar Words
Synonyms: sleeplessness, wakefulness
Etymology
From Latin 'in-' (not) + 'somnus' (sleep). Literally means 'no sleep'.
Memory Tips
Think 'in-' (not) + 'somn-' (sleep). The root 'somn' is related to sleep in many languages, like Spanish 'sueño' or French 'sommeil'.