somnambulist
a person who walks in his/her sleep
TRANSLATION
somnambulist = Schlafwandler(in), Nachtwandler(in)
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Radicals have their feet firmly planted in the air. Conservatives have two perfectly good legs, but never learned to walk forward. Reactionaries are SOMNAMBULISTS walking backwards."
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano [FDR] (1882-1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-45) noted for his economic plan for recovery after the Great Depression (the New Deal) and for his involvement of the United States in World War II (after the bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese in 1941).
Did you
know?
somnambulist
noun
- an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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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 and occurs during "slow-wave sleep" in a state of low consciousness.
Although their eyes are open, somnambulists usually have little or no memory of sleepwalking.
Activities can involve talking, sitting up in bed, walking to a bathroom, and cleaning,... or as hazardous as cooking, driving, violent gestures, grabbing at hallucinated objects,... and in extremely rare cases, even homicide.
SOURCES:
- World Health Organization: The ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders: Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines
- American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Swanson, Jenifer: "Sleepwalking." Sleep Disorders Sourcebook
- CNN: 'Sleepwalker' convicted of murder, 25 June 1999
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SYNONYMS
sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation
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Start a conversation with OWAD today:
"Did you know that crimes committed while in a dream, by SOMNAMBULISTS, are included in the plea of insanity in courts of law?"
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A big thanks to Florian and Arthur for today's OWAD
