1. the principles of government set forth in The Prince by Machiavelli, in which political expediency is exalted above morality and the use of er aft and deceit to maintain authority or to effectuate policy is recommended. Also Machiavellism. 2. activity characterized by subtle cunning, duplicity, or bad faith.
Sleep related eating disorder (SRED) is a parasomnia. A parasomnia involves undesired events that come along with sleep. SRED consists of repeated episodes of compulsive binge eating and drinking after waking up in the night. Episodes always occur in an âout of controlâ manner. They tend to occur when you are only partially awake.
More in Sleep. In the still of the night, a prolonged and disruptive groan comes from the person lying next to you. Or, perhaps, you wake in the morning and are told that you are the one who spent the night moaning and groaning in your sleep. In catathrenia, one of the sleep behaviors collectively called parasomnias, this frequently occurs.