sleep-deprived
adjective
(alsosleep deprived)uk/ˈsliːp dɪˌpraɪvd/us/ˈsliːp dɪˌpraɪvd/not having had enoughsleep,especiallyfor severaldaysor more:
No onewantsto belookedafter by anexhaustedand sleep-depriveddoctor.
She was sosleepdeprivedandmiserablethat shethoughtshe waslosinghermind.
- Teacherstopthelistof the most sleep-deprivedprofessions.
- Millions of sleep-deprivedAmericansdependoncaffeinetohelpthem make it throughtheirday.
- Asleepvacationcanhelprestoreanormalsleepcycleif apersonhas beensleepdeprivedfor alongtime.
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 deprivation
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleepy
- strung out
- zonked