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insomniac

in·som·niac

UK/ɪnˈsɒm.ni.æk/ US/ˌɪˈnsɑmniˌæk/ rare

noun

1.

someone who cannot sleep

adjective

1.

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

  • “insomniac old people”
  • “insomniac nights”
  • “lay sleepless all night”
  • “twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights” Shakespeare
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Origin

From insomnia + -ac.

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