sleep-deprived

American  

[sleep-di-prahyvd] / ˈslip dɪˌpraɪvd /

adjective

1. affected by fatigue, weakness, impaired judgment, loss of mental alertness, etc., due to lack of sleep.

   I wasn’t going to wait in line overnight and then be in a store with 700 other sleep-deprived shoppers, any of whom could mentally snap and strangle me at any moment.

   If you know you’re going to have a sleep-deprived EEG, plan to have someone drive you to and from the test.

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Etymology

Origin of sleep-deprived

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

One reporter present at the meeting described the assembled billionaires as "pale and sleep-deprived".

From BBC

And counter moves by Rams coaches, including sleep-deprived McVay.

From Los Angeles Times

When we’re sleep-deprived, our brains react more slowly, explains Muck.

From Slate

"We're sleep-deprived, shocked, traumatised, and grieving," he said.

From BBC

Masha Maltsava, a Los Angeles-based photographer, says she spent much of her young adulthood stressed-out and sleep-deprived.

From The Wall Street Journal