sleep deprivation
noun[U]
uk/ˈsliːp dep.rɪˌveɪ.ʃən/us/ˈsliːp dep.rəˌveɪ.ʃən/theconditionof not having had enoughsleepor of beingpreventedfrom having enoughsleep,especiallyfor severaldaysor more:
One in three newmotherssuffersserioussleepdeprivation.
Hesufferedrepeatedstripsearchesandsleepdeprivation.
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fatigue
- Sleepdeprivationtotallyunderminestheimmunesystem.
- Overtime,sleepdeprivationtakesitstoll.
- They say that nothingagesyou likesleepdeprivation.
- Heclaimsthat he wassubjectedtosleepdeprivationandpsychologicalduress.
Tired and making tired
- all in
- anti-fatigue
- atyourworstidiom
- be dead onyourfeetidiom
- be fit/ready to dropidiom
- finishsomethingoff
- fit to dropidiom
- fragile
- frazzled
- gassed
- haggard
- knackered
- shattered
- shell-shocked
- sleep-deprived
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleepy
- strung out
- zonked