Insomniac — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who cannot sleep

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɑːmniˌæk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɒmniˌak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɒmniˌak/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɑːmniˌæk/.

Examples

insomniac old people
insomniac nights
lay sleepless all night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sleepless person watchful sleepless

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who cannot sleep
adjective	experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare “insomniac old people”

Word Forms

sleeplessness

noun

a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlaflos

jemand, der nicht schlafen kann

🇫🇷French

insomniaque

quelqu'un qui ne peut pas dormir

🇪🇸Spanish

insomne

alguien que no puede dormir

🇮🇹Italian

insonne

qualcuno che non riesce a dormire

🇳🇱Dutch

slapeloosheid

iemand die niet kan slapen

🇵🇹Portuguese

insone

alguém que não consegue dormir

🇷🇺Russian

страдающий бессонницей

тот, кто не может спать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इन्सोम्नियाक

कोई है जो सो नहीं सकता

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিদ্রা

যে কেউ ঘুমাতে পারে না

🇮🇳Tamil

தூக்கமின்மை

தூங்க முடியாத ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రలేమి

నిద్రపోలేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

निद्रानाश

ज्याला झोप येत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિદ્રા

જે વ્યક્તિ ઊંઘી શકતો નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿದ್ರಾಹೀನತೆ

ಮಲಗಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറക്കമില്ലായ്മ

ഉറങ്ങാൻ കഴിയാത്ത ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਨਸੌਮਨੀਆ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸੌਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਕਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خوابی

کوئی جو سو نہیں سکتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失眠者

无法入睡的人

🇯🇵Japanese

不眠症の

眠れない人

🇰🇷Korean

불면증

잠을 이루지 못하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mất ngủ

một người không thể ngủ được

🇹🇭Thai

นอนไม่หลับ

คนที่นอนไม่หลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penderita insomnia

seseorang yang tidak bisa tidur

🇲🇾Malay

insomnia

seseorang yang tidak boleh tidur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساهد

شخص لا يستطيع النوم

🇮🇷Persian

بی خوابی

کسی که نمی تواند بخوابد

🇹🇷Turkish

uykusuzluk hastası

uyuyamayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

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