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    [Noun]  | "in*som*nia" | \ in-ˈsäm-nē-ə \


    1: prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep


    Origin: 1739 ;

     Latin, from insomnis sleepless, from in- + somnus sleep {mat|somnolent|};

    [Noun]  | "insomnia" 


    1: the inability to obtain adequate sleep;


      * e.g., " ... has suffered from insomnia virtually his entire life "



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     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: The state of sleep loss. No matter how much you desire dreamland, it refuses you entry. You stand at the gates, whining, crying, but stuck in the world of buzzing activity.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: "I had a lovely night sleep. How 'bout you?" 

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: The inability to sleep, because your body and the universe teamed up and decided to hate you.

      * e.g.,  ... Tess: I can never get to sleep! Argh, this insomnia is driving me crazy. 

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: The worst thing...ever.

      * e.g.,  ... Elise:Hey Lauren, how was your night? 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    2: I've had it my whole life.

      * e.g.,  ... Lauren:It sucked..I have insomnia so I couldn't sleep 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    3: It's where you try to sleep but it just won't happen.

      * e.g.,  ... Elise:haha sucks for you 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    4: You try counting backward you try EVERYTYING..

      * e.g.,  ... Lauren:*Punches elise in the face* 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    5: You just don't sleep.


     [ "insomnia" ]

    6: Hence, me sitting here at 2:00 am when I have to wake up in 4 hours.

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: when little demons keep poking your brain with little pokey things to make damn sure you cant sleep

      * e.g.,  ... God damn INSOMNIA DEAMONS leave me ALONE!!!!! 

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: Definition of insomnia....me!

      * e.g.,  ... David Baddiel scetch: If you tell someone that you have insomnia, why do they always go..'oh really cos im always asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow'? 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    2: Inability to sleep, either difficulty getting to sleep, waking lots during the night or waking up too early in the morning.

      * e.g.,  ... Its not like if someone told you they were blind you'd go... 'oh really cos i can see perfectly...blimey is that the Pyrenees?' 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    3: Insomnia comes in three different forms: Transient insomnia - lasting for a few nights

      * e.g.,  ... *HAHAHAHAH* 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    4: Short-term insomnia - two to four weeks of poor sleep


     [ "insomnia" ]

    5: Chronic Insomnia - poor sleep that happens most nights and lasts for a month or longer.


     [ "insomnia" ]

    6: (hence me being here at 05:08 writing definitions)


     [ "insomnia" ]

    7: Can cause physical side-affects and is often caused by some underlying mental cause ...most commonly; depression.


     [ "insomnia" ]

    8: Insomnia Trivia: David Baddiel has terrible insomnia

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: the inability to sleep..

      * e.g.,  ... my ass has had insomnia for almost 2 years.. i take mad pills, but they dont help, but u can sell amitryptlene so it works out =) 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    2: aka hell on earth

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: insomnia IS a sleeping disorder, for any idiot who thinks insomnia can turn into one!

      * e.g.,  ... gerard : you always seem so tired. why wont you get off your videogames for once and get some sleep? 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    2: it can go on for a very long time - ive had mine for 6 years, and even the doctors said i am an insomniac.

      * e.g.,  ... vince : i can't you fucking idiot, i'm an insomniac. 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    3: you can take pills but they rarley help.


     [ "insomnia" ]

    4: you'll know if you have it.

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: Inability to shut off the brain.

      * e.g.,  ... JJ's Definition of insomnia: My brain in wikipedia mode.  


     [ "insomnia" ]

    2: Failure to tone down or turn off the noise in your head.

      * e.g.,  ... Couldn't sleep again last night....Couldn't shut off my brain.  


     [ "insomnia" ]

    3: Sleeplessness that results from thoughts that are captured in a continuous segue, e.g., the wikipedia snowball effect.

      * e.g.,  ... Insomnia: I took the red pill last night. 


     [ "insomnia" ]

    4: Insomnia nights can make your brain physically hurt the next day.

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: The disorder in which one falls asleep very late and awakens very early. Even though the person may desire sleep he or she is simply unable to find that sweet sweet state of dream-land until the wee (thats right, I said "wee") hours of the morning.

      * e.g.,  ... Ive had insomnia for the past four years, I dont fall asleep until around 5:30 and I wake up at 7:1  

     [ "insomnia" ]

    1: Not being able to sleep know matter how much you want it

      * e.g.,  ... person a:How did you sleep 

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