insônia

See also: insónia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

insónia (European)
insómnia (obsolete, European)
insômnia (obsolete, Brazilian)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsomnia, from īnsomnis (“sleepless”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsõ.ni.ɐ/ [ĩˈsõ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsõ.njɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈso.ni.a/ [ĩˈso.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈso.nja/

Noun

insônia f (plural insônias) (Brazilian spelling)

(pathology) insomnia (sleeping disorder)
Synonyms: insonolência, vigília

Antonym: hipersonia

Hypernyms

dissonia, distúrbio do sono

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