Meaning of coronasomnia | Babel Free

Definitions

Insomnia resulting from stress or anxiety brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

informal, neologism, uncountable

Examples

“Most of the information sleep⟳ experts have⟳ on coronasomnia is anecdotal, but there is plenty of it. And a report⟳ from the National Institutes of Health highlighted a study⟳ early in the pandemic that “revealed very high rates of clinically significant insomnia” along with more acute stress⟳, anxiety and depression.”

“It could be that 'Coronasomnia' provided the necessary nudge for people to be more intentional about sleep⟳, so that their longer-term practice is now better.”

“You've probably heard of “coronasomnia” by now (and maybe even experienced it). The sleep⟳ problem, a clever combination of the words corona and insomnia, has become⟳ quite common in my clinic since mid-2020 […]”

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