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DEFINITION: n. Strange sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night. v. To lie in bed unable to sleep because you keep hearing weird sounds.
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Insoundmia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in saond meea
Sentence: Bella was having trouble falling into the arms of Morpheus, because she could hear every little creak and groan in the old house. When this insoundmia finally abated, she fell into a fitful sleep and dreamt bizarre dreams of her being up at the bat at the Breaking Dawn.
Etymology: Insomnia (sleeplessness) & Sound (auditory noise)
Oddiability
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: odd ee abil it ee
Sentence: Diurna woke up every morning absolutely drained. Just after she drifted off each evening, she experienced oddiability, that sense she heard weird noises that set her imagination into overdrive. The sensation also left her with the remnants of strange dreams. Casey at the bat, waiting for the vampire's ruling on a play, flying mice...
Etymology: Odd ( not easily explained;beyond or deviating from the usual or expected) & Ability ( possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done) & Audible (heard or perceptible by the ear)
Santawake
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: santəwāk
Sentence: Twas the night before Christmas and Julie is completely Santawake. Every sound she hears, from squeaks of an old house to her cat knocking ornaments off the tree, make her think that Santa has arrived. What’s worse is that she jumps every time she hears something waking her husband.
Etymology: Santa (an imaginary figure said to bring presents for children on Christmas) + awake (sleeping)
Apprehensound
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: APPREHENsion+SOUND
Sentence: Just when you want to sleep, especially if you are alone, the apprehensounding begins, and you have to account for them all before you can relax.
Etymology: APPREHENsion+SOUND
Insomniaudio
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: ĭn-sŏm'nē-ô'dē-ō'
Sentence: The irregular tapping of the branch of the old oak on the bedroom window became the insomniaudio, the percussion soundtrack of Beth's sleepless, windy Wednesday night.
Etymology: ins, var. of innies, type of belly button (see 'outies'); Omni, 1. science and space periodical, 2. former compact hatchback manufactured by the Dodge division of the pre-Benz Chrysler Corp, also released as the Plymouth Horizon; Audi, German manufacturer of, among other models, the A8 and TT; o, nil or zero.
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COMMENTS:
I like the sound of your word - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-12: 13:52:00
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Nocturnacoustics
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: knock turn a COOS tics
Sentence: “CREEEeee-k”. Bethany stirred, unable to sleep with the nocturnacoustics scattering in her small room of the rooming house. The house was over 100 years old! Of course it would generate it’s own nighttime clamour, what with it’s original plumbing, wood flooring and coal furnace. She’d have to get earplugs.
Etymology: From nocturnal and acoustics.
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COMMENTS:
great word!! - mweinmann, 2009-06-24: 22:48:00
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Creepualize
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: creep/oo/uh/eyes
Sentence: Lying awake in the middle of the night, sometimes my mind wanders and I creepualize myself into hysterics with any unusual sounds.
Etymology: creep oneself out + visualize
Snoranara
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: snor - ah - nar - ah
Sentence: Martin had to say snoranara to his sleep these days. Once the baby was born, Mayra was up several times a night and there were so many new sounds that kept him awake....
Etymology: sayonara (adieu, adios, goodbye), snore (breathe noisily during sleep)
Nighthowl
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: night-howl
Sentence: Jennifer couldn't sleep because of the nighthowls coming from her neighbour's bedroom window
Etymology: night+ howl
Nighterroar
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: night/terror
Sentence: Nighterroar occurs when ordinary household noises take on an eerie roar during the night.
Etymology: night terror + roar
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