Meanings
- uncommonuncountableA state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning.First known use 20th c.
If you're nodding along as you read this, you might like to know that what we're experiencing when this happens is called dysania.
2026 April 2, Séamus Bellamy, “This illness might keep you from getting up in the morning”, in BoingBoing, retrieved 03 Apr 2026, emphasis in the originalSynonyms: clinomania
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning.
Translations
French dysanie
- dysaniestate of finding it hard to get out of bed
Cite this entry
dysania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysania
“dysania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysania. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysania.
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