sleep deprivation

English

Noun

sleep deprivation (uncountable)

The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep (as forcibly by someone else, or by a 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)

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