somnambulism

noun

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som·nam·bu·lism | \ säm-ˈnam-byə-ˌli-zəm

Definition of somnambulism

1 : an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed

2 : actions characteristic of somnambulism

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Other Words from somnambulism

somnambulist \ säm-ˈnam-byə-list

\ noun

somnambulistic \ (ˌ)säm-ˌnam-byə-ˈli-stik

\ adjective

somnambulistically \ (ˌ)säm-ˌnam-byə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Examples of somnambulism in a Sentence

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

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