restless sleep
Interrupted nocturnal rest
Restless sleep is sleep disturbed by frequent movement, waking, or an inability to settle into deep rest.
The phrase describes nights of tossing and turning rather than peaceful slumber: After a restless sleep, she woke more tired than when she'd gone to bed.
It suggests physical discomfort, anxiety, or an unsettled mind preventing proper rest.
- tossingLight underhand throw
- turningAct of rotating
- tossing and turningInability to sleep peacefully
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
wakeful · counting sheep · uneasy · disturbed · nightmares · sweating · tangled sheets · restless leg · midnight · pillow · exhaustion · anxiety · racing thoughts · wide awake · broken · shallow · fatigue · twitching
- sleepnap, doze, slumber, naps, snooze
- sleep apneaCPAP machines, apnea, CPAP, full face masks, BiPAP
restless sleepdeep sleep
Unconsciousness hard to rouse
peaceful sleep · dreamless sleep · restorative sleep · dead sleep · slumber
rest, rested, resting, restful, restfully, restfulness, restlessly, restlessness, sleep