Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounExcessive sleepiness.
Opposite
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 嗜睡症
- 嗜睡症 (shìshuìzhèng)a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Finnish hypersomnia, liikaunisuus
- hypersomniaa state of drowsiness or sleepiness
- liikaunisuusa state of drowsiness or sleepiness
French hypersomnie
- hypersomniea state of drowsiness or sleepiness
German Schlafsucht, Hypersomnie
- Schlafsuchta state of drowsiness or sleepiness
- Hypersomniea state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Greek υπερυπνία
- υπερυπνία (yperypnía)a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Italian ipersonnia
- ipersonniaa state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Japanese 過眠症
- 過眠症 (kaminshō)a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Korean 과다수면
- 과다수면 (gwadasumyeon)a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Romanian hipersomnie
- hipersomniea state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Russian гиперсо́мния, сонли́вость
- гиперсо́мния (gipersómnija)a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
- сонли́вость (sonlívostʹ)a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Spanish hipersomnia
- hipersomniaa state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Ukrainian гіперсомнія
- гіперсомнія (hipersomnija)a state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Cite this entry
APA
hypersomnia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersomnia
MLA
“hypersomnia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersomnia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypersomnia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypersomnia.
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