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sleep-deprived
[ sleep-di-prahyvd ]
adjective
- 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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of sleep-deprived1
Example Sentences
But how many sleep-deprived nights are you prepared to spend in nightspots like Les Caves du Roy, Amnesia, or Billionaire?
Maybe less sleep-deprived workers would be more productive and wages would go up.
Is your commuter flight or your trip to Hawaii in the hands of a distracted, sleep-deprived loose cannon?
Could a sleep-deprived child grow up to be an overweight adult?
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