catathrenia

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noun

Groaning while falling asleep or while sleeping.

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Meanings

nouncatathrenia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineGroaning while falling asleep or while sleeping.

Origin

Catathrenia (from the Greek kata, meaning “below”, and threnia, meaning “to lament”)

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Translations

French catathrénie
  • catathrénieTranslations
Greek καταθρηνία
  • καταθρηνία (katathrinía)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

catathrenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catathrenia

MLA

“catathrenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catathrenia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catathrenia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catathrenia.

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