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. Michael Goodstein:

   It is usually not a medical problem for the baby, but we should not underestimate how serious sleep deprivation is for the parents, this study reaffirms that there are tools that may help.

2. Shari Berkowitz:

   While there has been a lot of great research into false confessions, no one has actually explored if sleep deprivation increases the risk for false confessions.

3. 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.

4. Raj Dasgupta:

   By staying up late on Friday and Saturday nights and sleeping in both days afterward, you're essentially forcing your body into a different time zone, this pattern of sleeping puts you at risk for the effects of chronic sleep deprivation, which can put you at increased risk for medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.

5. Lisa Martin:

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