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Vigil vs Insomnia - What's the difference?

vigil | insomnia |

As nouns the difference between vigil and insomnia

is that vigil is a watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person while insomnia is (label).

vigil

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person.
  • A period of observation or surveillance.
  • The eve of some religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.

    • Synonyms

    * lookout, look-out, qui vive, watch

    Related terms

    * vigilance * vigilant

    insomnia

    English

    (wikipedia insomnia)

    Noun

  • A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.

    • Derived terms

    * insomniac

    Synonyms

    * sleeplessness

    Related terms

    * hypersomnia