night sweats

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of night sweats¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

The guidance is clear that HRT is the go-to treatment option for hot flushes and night sweats caused by the menopause.

From BBC

In his late teens, Michael started having health problems - from night sweats to glandular fever to a bad bout of flu.

From BBC

After weeks of night sweats, “heaviness and a heat” in her left lung, a cough that wouldn’t quit and a painful rash on her legs, her physician brother said she might have valley fever, a potentially deadly disease caused by a dust-loving fungus that lives in the soils of the San Joaquin Valley.

From Los Angeles Times

In his late teens, Michael started having health problems - from night sweats to glandular fever to a bad bout of flu.

From BBC

Maybe not the night sweats or hot flashes, but certainly the brain fog that can temporarily steal your verbal acuity and the mood swings that careen a woman from la-dee-dah to rage blackout in seconds flat, sometimes without warning or reason.

From Salon