Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun narcolepsy

1 sense of narcolepsy

Sense 1
narcolepsy -- (a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep; "he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking")
       => hypersomnia -- (an inability to stay awake)