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painsomnia

/peɪnˈsɒmniə/

painsomnia noun: inability to sleep because of pain.

Noun

painsomnia (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Inability to sleep because of pain.

Origin of painsomnia

Blend of pain + insomnia.

Questions about painsomnia

What does painsomnia mean?
Painsomnia means inability to sleep because of pain.
What part of speech is painsomnia?
Painsomnia is a noun.
How do you pronounce painsomnia?
Painsomnia is pronounced /peɪnˈsɒmniə/.

Words near painsomnia in the dictionary

  1. painsharing
  2. Painshawfield
  3. painslut
  4. painsluts
  5. painsome
  6. painsomnia
  7. painsong
  8. painsongs
  9. painstaken
  10. painstakenly
  11. painstaker

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