sleepwalking

Meanings

• Noun

  A condition of walking or performing other complex actions while asleep, without being aware of it.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sleepwalking
dreaming , beaming , streaming , teaming

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Variants

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sleepwalk , sleepwalked , sleepwalker , sleepwalkers , sleepwalking , sleepwalks

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Etymology

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The term 'sleepwalking' comes from the Old English 'slepan' meaning 'to sleep' and 'wacian' meaning 'to wake'. It was previously known as 'somnambulism'.

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Trivia

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1. Approximately 1 in 13 people will experience sleepwalking at least once in their lifetime.

2. Sleepwalking can be more common in children and tends to decrease with age.

3. Sleepwalking can be dangerous if individuals leave their homes or injure themselves while sleepwalking.

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Related Concepts

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1. Somnambulism: An older term for sleepwalking.

2. Parasomnia: A category of disorders characterized by abnormal behavior during sleep, which includes sleepwalking.

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Culture

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Sleepwalking has been a topic of fascination in literature and art, with notable depictions in works such as Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' and Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar'. It has also been explored in various forms of music, including songs by Radiohead and Pink Floyd.

How to Memorize "sleepwalking"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone walking around their house in their sleep, unaware of their surroundings.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sleepwalking' with the image of someone stumbling through their home in the middle of the night.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using the word 'sleepwalking', such as 'During sleep, some people can walk around as if they're awake, a condition called sleepwalking'.

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