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

When someone is sleep-deprived, the body appears to try to make up for lost rest by triggering bursts of this fluid movement during wakefulness.

From Science Daily

As expected, sleep-deprived participants performed significantly worse than when they were well-rested.

From Science Daily

Luckily for the sleep-deprived Roman, he should have a healthy offensive line.

From Los Angeles Times

The sleep-deprived are a big potential market.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC