lack of sleep

English

Noun

lack of sleep (uncountable)

The condition of not having slept enough at any given time without any specification of cause. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Translations

not having slept enough

Chinese:
Mandarin: 睡眠不足 (zh) (shuìmián bùzú)
Dutch: slaaptekort (nl) n, slaapgebrek (nl) n
Finnish: unenpuute, univaje
French: manque de sommeil m
German: Schlafmangel (de) m
Hungarian: alváshiány, kialvatlanság (hu)
Japanese: 寝不足 (ja) (nebusoku), 睡眠不足 (suiminbusoku)
Middle English: defaute of slepe, lak of slepe
Norwegian Bokmål: søvnmangel m
Norwegian Nynorsk: søvnmangel m
Polish: brak snu m
Romanian: lipsa somnului f (definite)
Russian: недосы́п (ru) m (nedosýp)
Swedish: sömnbrist (sv) c

See also

sleeplessness (typically meaning sleep was repeatedly in lack, compare slumberlessness avoiding this implication)
insomnia (typically as an ailment)
sleep deprivation (when induced from outside)

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