parasomnia

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noun

Any of several sleep disorders.

OriginLatin somnus →
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Meanings

nounparasomnia (countable and uncountable, plural parasomnias)

plural parasomnias

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesAny of several sleep disorders.

Origin

  1. Latinsomnus“sleep”
  2. Englishparasomnia

From para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) + Latin somnus (“sleep”).

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Translations

Finnish parasomnia, unihäiriö
  • parasomniasleep disorder
  • unihäiriösleep disorder
French parasomnie
  • parasomniesleep disorder
German Parasomnie
  • Parasomniesleep disorder
Greek παραϋπνία
  • παραϋπνία (paraÿpnía)sleep disorder
Polish parasomnia
  • parasomniasleep disorder
Russian парасомни́я
  • парасомни́я (parasomníja)sleep disorder
Swedish parasomni
  • parasomnisleep disorder
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APA

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

Chicago

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

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