sleep deprivation
The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep, to the point of…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 increases risk of heart attacks.
Недостаток сна увеличивает риск инфаркта.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Schlafentzug
депривация снаdeprivacija sna
- a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep
Examples
8 sentencesSleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.
ruНедостаток сна увеличивает риск инфаркта. — marafon
Sleep deprivation isn't good for you.
deSchlafentzug ist ungesund. — Waldelfe
Is modern society suffering from sleep deprivation?
deLeidet die moderne Gesellschaft unter Schlafentzug? — freddy1
If one is suffering from sleep deprivation, one's attention can slip.
Sleep deprivation is as dangerous to drivers as drugs and alcohol.
ruНедостаток сна так же опасен для водителей, как алкоголь и наркотики. — marafon
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable