"somniphobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-somniphobia.wav
Etymology: From somni- (“sleep”) + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|somni<t:sleep>|phobia}} somni- (“sleep”) + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} somniphobia (uncountable)
  1. (uncommon, psychology) Fear of falling asleep; fear of a disaster while sleeping. Tags: uncommon, uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias, Psychology, Sleep Translations (Translations): somnifobi (Turkish)
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