The English Oracle

A night without sleeping

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Chapters
00:00 A Night Without Sleeping
00:28 Answer 1 Score 2
00:39 Answer 2 Score 4
00:53 Accepted Answer Score 6
01:06 Answer 4 Score 3
01:16 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 6


I've always liked: "I had an all-nighter."

This generally refers to a night out on the town, night-time shift work, or cramming for exams. Something of that nature.




ANSWER 2

Score 4


You have a choice: an insomnia, a sleepless night (the noun is sleeplessness), a wakeful night (wakefulness), a restless night (restlessness).




ANSWER 3

Score 3


There is also the word fitful, as in "I had a fitful sleep last night," which means the sleep was intermittent and not restful, not a proper night's sleep at all.




ANSWER 4

Score 2


Insomnia perhaps but you still need something like "I lay awake all night with insomnia" which is a bit redundant.