Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypnic jerk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: hyp-nic -jerk
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing momentary wakefulness.

Inflected Forms

hypnic jerks (plural)

Synonyms

hypnagogic jerk night start sleep start sleep twitch

Questions

What does hypnic jerk mean?: An involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing momentary wakefulness.

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