sleep-deprived

[ sleep-di-prahyvd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sleep-deprived¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

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Some staff reported being sleep-deprived on a daily basis.

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It may be a grey Monday in Holywood but the faces of sleep-deprived golf fans light up when they are asked about the rollercoaster scenes at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

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"Because I was so sleep-deprived, I was getting to work quite late. I couldn't focus on my job. Ultimately due to just so much stress, so much anxiety, I lost my job."

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But from Wednesday night, when executive producer Lorne Michaels selects which sketches will be moving forward after the initial table read, until the cast waves goodnight on what is technically Sunday morning, it’s a mad, sleep-deprived dash.

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A sleep-deprived Chan was still nailing down performers on Tuesday.

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sleep debt sleeper

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