Sleeplessness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈiːpləsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈiːpləsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈiːpləsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /slˈiːpləsnəs/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wakefulness

Antonyms

sleepiness

Parts of Speech

noun	a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep “accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come”

Word Forms

wakeful	adjective	(of sleep) easily disturbed
sleepless	adjective	experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlaflosigkeit

ein vorübergehender Zustand, in dem Sie nicht schlafen können (oder wollen).

🇫🇷French

insomnie

un état temporaire dans lequel vous ne pouvez pas (ou ne voulez pas) dormir

🇪🇸Spanish

insomnio

un estado temporal en el que no puedes (o no quieres) dormir

🇮🇹Italian

insonnia

uno stato temporaneo in cui non puoi (o non vuoi) dormire

🇳🇱Dutch

slapeloosheid

een tijdelijke toestand waarin u niet kunt (of niet wilt) slapen

🇵🇹Portuguese

insônia

um estado temporário em que você não consegue (ou não quer) dormir

🇷🇺Russian

бессонница

временное состояние, в котором вы не можете (или не желаете) спать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उन्निद्रता

एक अस्थायी स्थिति जिसमें आप सोने में असमर्थ (या अनिच्छुक) होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

নিদ্রাহীনতা

একটি অস্থায়ী অবস্থা যেখানে আপনি ঘুমাতে অক্ষম (বা অনিচ্ছুক)

🇮🇳Tamil

தூக்கமின்மை

நீங்கள் தூங்க முடியாத (அல்லது விருப்பமில்லாத) ஒரு தற்காலிக நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రలేమి

మీరు నిద్రపోలేని (లేదా ఇష్టపడని) తాత్కాలిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

निद्रानाश

एक तात्पुरती स्थिती ज्यामध्ये तुम्ही झोपण्यास असमर्थ आहात (किंवा तयार नाही).

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિદ્રાધીનતા

એક અસ્થાયી સ્થિતિ કે જેમાં તમે સૂવા માટે અસમર્થ (અથવા અનિચ્છા) છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿದ್ರಾಹೀನತೆ

ನೀವು ನಿದ್ರೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ (ಅಥವಾ ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದ) ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറക്കമില്ലായ്മ

നിങ്ങൾക്ക് ഉറങ്ങാൻ കഴിയാത്ത (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മനസ്സില്ലാത്ത) ഒരു താൽക്കാലിക അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਨੀਂਦਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੌਣ ਲਈ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ (ਜਾਂ ਇੱਛੁਕ) ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خوابی

ایک عارضی حالت جس میں آپ سونے سے قاصر ہیں (یا ناپسندیدہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失眠

您无法（或不愿意）睡觉的暂时状态

🇯🇵Japanese

不眠

眠れない（または眠れない）一時的な状態

🇰🇷Korean

불면증

잠을 잘 수 없거나 잠을 자고 싶지 않은 일시적인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mất ngủ

một trạng thái tạm thời mà bạn không thể (hoặc không muốn) ngủ

🇹🇭Thai

การนอนไม่หลับ

สภาวะชั่วคราวที่คุณไม่สามารถ (หรือไม่เต็มใจ) นอนหลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

arik

keadaan sementara di mana Anda tidak dapat (atau tidak mau) tidur

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng tulog

isang pansamantalang estado kung saan hindi ka makatulog (o ayaw) matulog

🇲🇾Malay

susah tidur

keadaan sementara di mana anda tidak dapat (atau tidak mahu) tidur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأرق

حالة مؤقتة تكون فيها غير قادر (أو غير راغب) في النوم

🇮🇷Persian

بی خوابی

حالت موقتی که در آن قادر نیستید (یا نمی خواهید) بخوابید

🇹🇷Turkish

uykusuzluk

uyuyamadığınız (veya uyumak istemediğiniz) geçici bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶדֶד

מצב זמני שבו אתה לא מסוגל (או לא רוצה) לישון

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The primary meaning of 'sleeplessness' is 'a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep'.

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Using 'sleeplessness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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