Synonyms for sleep deprivation
sleep depri·va·tion

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1. sleep deprivationnoun

   Antonyms:
   narcolepsy

2. sleep deprivationnoun

   Antonyms:
   narcolepsy

Princeton's WordNet

1. sleep deprivationnoun

   a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep

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1. • Torture

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1. lack of sleep

   condition of not having enough sleep; often associated with medical conditions

   "i've been sleep deprived for a couple of weeks now"

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. Lisa Meltzer:

   Delaying middle and high school start times is a critical health policy that can quickly and effectively reduce adolescent sleep deprivation with minimal impact on younger students.

2. Martin Makary:

   We and several other centers have begun to make this our routine practice as of this year, as for sleep deprivation, there are alarms and devices that make constant noise which makes sleeping difficult for even a healthy person.

3. Natalie Dautovich:

   We can experience a desynchronization when we have an increase in activity in response to warmer temperatures and longer days, changing our behavioral rhythm, we like routine, so our sleep-wake cycle is very responsive to this change. It's hard to ever erase or completely compensate for the deficits from sleep deprivation, but like we do with other aspects of our health and our life, it's within our power to try and prioritize sleep in our daily lives.

4. Lisa Martin:

   Call it sleep deprivation or desperation, but something made me want to email the president that night, so I did.

5. Tim Durbin:

   Twice we have done two marathons in 24 hours. Sleep deprivation will likely be a factor going forward.