agrypnia

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noun

Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.

OriginAncient Greek ἀγρυπνία →
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Meanings

nounagrypnia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesPersistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀγρυπνία“sleeplessness, vigilance”
  2. Englishagrypnia

From Ancient Greek ἀγρυπνία (agrupnía, “sleeplessness, vigilance”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀγρυπνία
  • ἀγρυπνία (agrupnía)sleep disorder
Greek αγρυπνία, αγρύπνια
  • αγρυπνία (agrypnía)sleep disorder
  • αγρύπνια (agrýpnia)sleep disorder
Indonesian agripnia
  • agripniasleep disorder
Russian агрипни́я, бессо́нница
  • агрипни́я (agripníja)sleep disorder
  • бессо́нница (bessónnica)sleep disorder
Spanish insomnia
  • insomniasleep disorder

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