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somniphobia

Syllables: som·ni·phob·ia

somniphobia noun: fear of falling asleep; fear of a disaster while sleeping.

Noun

somniphobia (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Fear of falling asleep; fear of a disaster while sleeping.
    • Due to somniphobia, Jason has a compulsive habit of getting out of bed and changing his clothes at night.
    • People may worry throughout the day about not being able to sleep. This worry can cause difficulties with focus or concentration. Often, somniphobia arises from a fear of having nightmares or experiencing sleep paralysis.2022, Cleveland Clinic, Somniphobia (Fear of Sleep)

somniphobia meaning in Tamil

somniphobia in Tamil

துயில் வெருளி

Origin of somniphobia

From somni- (“sleep”) + -phobia.

Questions about somniphobia

What does somniphobia mean?
Somniphobia means fear of falling asleep; fear of a disaster while sleeping.
What is somniphobia in Tamil?
Somniphobia in Tamil is துயில் வெருளி. See Somniphobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is somniphobia?
Somniphobia is a noun.

Words near somniphobia in the dictionary

  1. somnipathist
  2. somnipathists
  3. somnipathy
  4. somniphobe
  5. somniphobes
  6. somniphobia
  7. somniphobic
  8. somnivolent
  9. somno
  10. somno-
  11. somnogenic

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