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单词 somnambulism
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somnambulism

noun

som·​nam·​bu·​lism säm-ˈnam-byə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce somnambulism (audio)
1
: an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
2
: actions characteristic of somnambulism
somnambulist
säm-ˈnam-byə-list How to pronounce somnambulism (audio)
noun
somnambulistic
(ˌ)säm-ˌnam-byə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce somnambulism (audio)
adjective
somnambulistically
(ˌ)säm-ˌnam-byə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce somnambulism (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web According to the National Sleep Foundation, as many as 15 percent of adults experience sleepwalking, or somnambulism, a disorder that involves walking or other activities such as dressing, driving or cooking while asleep. Leigh Ann Henion, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020 The Trib was known as a writer’s paper, and while there Wolfe made forays beyond totemic somnambulism. Ben Yagoda, WSJ, 18 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

somnambulism

noun

som·​nam·​bu·​lism säm-ˈnam-byə-ˌliz-əm How to pronounce somnambulism (audio)
1
: an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed
2
: actions characteristic of somnambulism
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