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orthosomnia

orthosomnia noun: an unhealthy obsession with achieving the correct amount and type of sleep.

Noun

orthosomnia (uncountable)

  1. An unhealthy obsession with achieving the correct amount and type of sleep.
    • Orthosomnia is a psychological condition recently identified by Baron et al. [3], who analyzed the behavior of fitness trackers users who used these devices to track their sleep.2018 April, Linda Anticoli, Marco Basaldella, “Shut Up and Run: the Never-ending Quest for Social Fitness”, in WWW '18: Companion Proceedings of the The Web Conference
    • Orthosomnia, the “perfectionistic quest for the ideal sleep in order to optimize daytime function”, is sadly becoming more prevalent, arguably due to increased sleep tracker use [73].2018, Megan Roberts, Why Your Ketogenic Diet Isn't Working Part 2: Sleep and Circadian Rhythm

Origin of orthosomnia

Blend of ortho- + insomnia.

Questions about orthosomnia

What does orthosomnia mean?
Orthosomnia means an unhealthy obsession with achieving the correct amount and type of sleep.
What part of speech is orthosomnia?
Orthosomnia is a noun.

Words near orthosomnia in the dictionary

  1. orthosis
  2. orthoslice
  3. orthoslices
  4. orthosocial
  5. orthosomatic
  6. orthosomnia
  7. orthosomycin
  8. orthosomycins
  9. orthospermous
  10. orthosporin
  11. orthostasis

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