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TOPIK 3noun

불면증

bulmyeonjeung [불면쯩]

불면증이 · 불면증을

insomnia

Example

스트레스 때문에 불면증이 생겼어요.

I developed insomnia because of stress.

Word parts

불 not면 sleep증 symptom

Literally 'not-sleeping condition'; -증 = medical condition: 우울증, 건망증.

Good to know

The common pattern is 불면증에 시달리다, 'to suffer from insomnia'.