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oneirodynia

oneirodynia noun: a violent or disturbed imagination during sleep, as in the case of nightmares and sleepwalking.

Noun

oneirodynia (uncountable)

  1. A violent or disturbed imagination during sleep, as in the case of nightmares and sleepwalking.

Origin of oneirodynia

From oneiro- + -odynia.

Questions about oneirodynia

What does oneirodynia mean?
Oneirodynia means a violent or disturbed imagination during sleep, as in the case of nightmares and sleepwalking.
What part of speech is oneirodynia?
Oneirodynia is a noun.

Words near oneirodynia in the dictionary

  1. oneirocritique
  2. oneirocritiques
  3. oneirocrits
  4. oneirodid
  5. oneirodids
  6. oneirodynia
  7. oneirogen
  8. oneirogens
  9. oneirography
  10. Oneiroi
  11. oneiroid

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