sleepwalking

Thân thiện

A child is sleepwalking down the hallway at night.

Definition

Noun 1. The act of walking while asleep: A state or activity in which a person walks and sometimes performs other complex actions while in a state of sleep, typically with no memory of it afterward. This is a formal term for somnambulism.

Usage

• Sleepwalking is used as a non-count noun to describe the general condition or phenomenon.
• It is often discussed in medical, psychological, or general descriptive contexts.
• Example:

Examples

• Noun:
  • Her sleepwalking became more frequent during times of stress.
  • Safety precautions are important for people prone to sleepwalking.
  • The study focused on the causes of sleepwalking in children.

Advanced Usage

• "to engage in sleepwalking": A formal way to describe the act of being a sleepwalker.
  • The patient was reported to engage in sleepwalking several nights a week.

Variants and Related Words

• Sleepwalk (verb): To walk while asleep.
  • He sometimes sleepwalks to the kitchen.
• Sleepwalker (noun): A person who walks while asleep.
  • The sleepwalker was gently guided back to bed.
• Somnambulism (noun): The technical, medical term for sleepwalking.
• Somnambulist (noun): The technical term for a sleepwalker.

Synonyms

• Somnambulism (noun): The formal, clinical synonym.
• Noctambulism (noun): A less common technical term.

Related Phrases

• Prone to sleepwalking: Describes a person who frequently sleepwalks.
  • He is prone to sleepwalking when he is overly tired.

Học thuật

Noun

1. walking by a person who is asleep

Từ đồng nghĩa

• somnambulism
• somnambulation
• noctambulism
• noctambulation