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semisomnia.

A chronic state of low-grade exhaustion caused by too little or fitful sleep.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A chronic state of low-grade exhaustion caused by too little or fitful sleep.

    neologism · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin semi- (“half”) + somnus (“sleep”) + -ia. Compare with insomnia. Coined by British sleep expert Neil Stanley in 2007.

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