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SLEEPLESSNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep

Example:

accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come

Synonyms:

sleeplessness; wakefulness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sleeplessness" is a kind of...):

temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time)

Derivation:

sleepless (experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness)

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