sleep-deprived

[ sleep-di-prahyvd ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleep-deprived¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

But how many sleep-deprived nights are you prepared to spend in nightspots like Les Caves du Roy, Amnesia, or Billionaire?

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Maybe less sleep-deprived workers would be more productive and wages would go up.

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Is your commuter flight or your trip to Hawaii in the hands of a distracted, sleep-deprived loose cannon?

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Could a sleep-deprived child grow up to be an overweight adult?

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