sleeplessness [医] 失眠
sleeplessness[ noun ]
a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep
<noun.state>
accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come
Sleepless \Sleep"less\, a.
1. Having no sleep; wakeful.
2. Having no rest; perpetually agitated. ``Biscay's sleepless
bay.'' --Byron.
※ -- {Sleep"less*ly}, adv. --
{Sleep"less*ness}, n.
- On Monday, nine of them issued a dramatic statement recanting the confessions, complaining that they had been coerced by lengthy interrogation, enforced sleeplessness, exposure to cold and blows to the face.
- Dr. Soder says several physician friends report these concerns already have begun to produce increased sleeplessness and stomach ailments for patients.
- It also said that sleep disorders should be treated by specialists using advanced diagnostic tools, and that there should be controlled clinical trials to evaluate new treatments for sleeplessness.
- Some settle in for nightlong vigils of coffee, nerves and sleeplessness.
- Many sleep problems, the panel said, are caused by medical conditions that must be treated before the sleeplessness will go away.
- In the wake of unprecedented layoffs by law firms, outplacement counselors and therapists report stress symptoms ranging from sleeplessness to nervous stomachs to full-blown depression in their lawyer clients.
- The survey of 784 long-distance jet travelers found 94 percent were bothered by fatigue, sleeplessness, slowed reflexes, or other symptoms associated with jet lag if they flew across three time zones or more.