sleep deprivation

English

Noun

sleep deprivation (uncountable)

1. The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep (perhaps forcibly by someone else, or by a sleep disorder), to the point of noticeably lower alertness.

   Sleep deprivation can lead to fatal vehicular accidents.

Antonyms

• narcolepsy

Translations

condition of forcibly being kept awake

• Finnish: univaje
• German: Schlafentzug (de) m
• Hungarian: (by force) alvásmegvonás, (by sleep disorder) alváshiány
• Russian: депривация сна (deprivacija sna)

See also

• insomnia
• sleep debt
• sleep disorder
• undersleep