Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somniphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: som-ni-phob-ia
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of falling asleep; fear of a disaster while sleeping.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Due to somniphobia, Jason has a compulsive habit of getting out of bed and changing his clothes at night."
"People may worry throughout the day about not being able to sleep. This worry can cause difficulties with focus or concentration. Often, somniphobia arises from a fear of having nightmares or experiencing sleep paralysis."

Etymology

From somni- (“sleep”) + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: somni
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does somniphobia mean?: Fear of falling asleep; fear of a disaster while sleeping.
Where does somniphobia come from?: From somni- (“sleep”) + -phobia.

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