Definition of "insomnia" []

• Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time. (noun)

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• "But my insomnia is like unto the Godzilla of insomnia."
• "Thanks to the new (very expensive) medications, my insomnia is vastly better than it's been for years."
• "The insomnia is back again tonight, and I cannot bear to just lie in bed, listening to Spooky sleep."