sleepwalking Englisch Deutsch:
sleepwalking Definition:
- Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. Sleepwalking occurs during slow wave sleep stage in a state of low consciousness and perform activities that are usually performed during a state of full consciousness. These activities can be as benign as sitting up in bed, walking to a bathroom, and cleaning, or as hazardous as cooking, driving, violent gestures, grabbing at hallucinated objects, or even homicide.
| Sleepwalking (n.) Walking in one's sleep. |
| sleepwalking / somnambulism / somnambulation / noctambulism / noctambulation walking by a person who is asleep |
sleepwalking Synonyme:
| sleepwalking amnesia beauty sleep beddy-bye bedtime blanket drill bye-bye catalepsy cataplexy catatonic stupor daydreaming daze doze dream state dreamland drowse fitful sleep fugue fugue state hibernation hypnotic trance land of Nod light sleep night-wandering nightwalking noctambulation noctambulism noctivagation repose reverie shut-eye silken repose sleep sleepland sleepwalk slumber slumberland snoozle somnambulant somnambulism somniloquy somnus stupor trance unconsciousness winter sleep |