narcolepsy

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈnɑː(ɹ)kəˌlɛpsi

Definitions

A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolnarcolepsia

Françaisnarcolepsie

DeutschNarkolepsie Schlafkrankheit

24 more languages

العربيةتغفيق

Bosanskinarkolepsija нарколепсија

Češtinanarkolepsie

Dansknarkolepsi

Ελληνικάναρκοληψία

Eestinarkolepsia

Suominarkolepsia nukahtelusairaus nukahtelutauti

Gaeilgenarcailéipse

Gàidhligan galar tuiteamas-cadail

Hrvatskinarkolepsija нарколепсија

Bahasa Indonesianarkolepsi

Íslenskadrómasýki

Italianonarcolessia

日本語ナルコレプシー居眠り病

Қазақ тілінарколепсия

한국어기면증

Nederlandsnarcolepsie slaapzucht

Polskinarkolepsja

Portuguêsnarcolepsia

Românănarcolepsie

Русскийнарколе́псия

Slovenščinanarkolepsija

Српскиnarkolepsija нарколепсија

Svenskanarkolepsi

Examples

“Excitement-induced narcolepsy caused him to sleep ⟳ through the most important events of his life.”

CEFR level

C2

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See also

narcolept narcoleptic narcologist narcology narcoma narcomania

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