semisomnia

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Etymology

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From Latin semi- (half) + somnus (sleep) + -ia. Compare with insomnia. Coined by British sleep expert Neil Stanley in 2007.[1]

Noun

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semisomnia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A chronic state of low-grade exhaustion caused by too little or fitful sleep.
    • 2007 December 7, Catherine Vonledebur, “Too tired to get night's sleep”, in Coventry Evening Telegraph:
      Like many people, Heidi is suffering from the effects of modern society's non-stop nature, and she is also struggling to separate her work and home life - what I call the "Blackberry-Bushed" cause of semisomnia.

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