"narcoleptic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more narcoleptic [comparative], most narcoleptic [superlative]
Etymology: From narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”). Etymology templates: {{con|en|narco-|-leptic|t1=pertaining to sleep|t2=of or relating to a condition of seizing}} narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} narcoleptic (comparative more narcoleptic, superlative most narcoleptic)
  1. Pertaining to or affected by narcolepsy. Translations (pertaining to narcolepsy): narkoleptisk (Danish), narkoleptinen (Finnish), narkoleptisch (German), narcoléptico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-narcoleptic-en-adj-ovWxBhFd Disambiguation of 'pertaining to narcolepsy': 82 1 17
  2. (figuratively) Lacking activity; drowsy, lethargic. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-narcoleptic-en-adj-fExTUrsc
  3. (figuratively) Tending to "put someone to sleep"; extremely boring or tedious. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-narcoleptic-en-adj-SY76gfSP

Noun

Forms: narcoleptics [plural]
Etymology: From narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”). Etymology templates: {{con|en|narco-|-leptic|t1=pertaining to sleep|t2=of or relating to a condition of seizing}} narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) + -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} narcoleptic (plural narcoleptics)
  1. One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep"). Categories (topical): People, Sleep Translations (one who suffers from narcolepsy): narkoleptiker [common-gender] (Danish), narkoleptikko (Finnish), Narkoleptiker [masculine] (German), narkoleptyk [masculine] (Polish), narkoleptyczka [feminine] (Polish), narcoléptico [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-narcoleptic-en-noun-eYDY1yKG Disambiguation of People: 0 29 13 57 Disambiguation of Sleep: 6 28 20 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with narco-, English terms suffixed with -leptic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 2 21 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with narco-: 21 17 17 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leptic: 26 6 22 46

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