Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semisomnia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-som-nia
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Like many people, Heidi is suffering from the effects of modern society's non-stop nature, and she is also struggling to separate her work and home life - what I call the "Blackberry-Bushed" cause of semisomnia."

Etymology

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

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does semisomnia mean?: A chronic state of low-grade exhaustion caused by too little or fitful sleep.
Where does semisomnia come from?: From Latin semi- (“half”) + somnus (“sleep”) + -ia. Compare with insomnia. Coined by British sleep expert Neil Stanley in 2007.

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