Insomniac

/ɪnˈsɑmniæk/ noun

Definition

A person who regularly has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep and experiences sleep deprivation.

Etymology

From Latin 'insomnis' (in- 'not' + somnus 'sleep') + Greek '-iac' (condition or person affected by). The term emerged in the 19th century as sleep disorders became medically recognized.

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Insomniacs were often romanticized in the 1800s as artistic and intellectual, but science now shows sleep deprivation actually impairs creativity and cognitive function—the opposite of what people believed!

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