Meanings
nounlack of sleep (uncountable)
- uncountableThe condition of not having slept enough at any given time without any specification of cause. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Translations
Bengali নিদ্রাভাব
- নিদ্রাভাব (nidrabhab)not having slept enough
Chinese Mandarin 睡眠不足
- 睡眠不足 (shuìmián bùzú)not having slept enough
Dutch slaaptekort, slaapgebrek
- slaaptekortnot having slept enough
- slaapgebreknot having slept enough
Finnish unenpuute, univaje
- unenpuutenot having slept enough
- univajenot having slept enough
French manque de sommeil
- manque de sommeilnot having slept enough
German Schlafmangel
- Schlafmangelnot having slept enough
Hungarian alváshiány, kialvatlanság
- alváshiánynot having slept enough
- kialvatlanságnot having slept enough
Japanese 寝不足, 睡眠不足
- 寝不足 (nebusoku)not having slept enough
- 睡眠不足 (suiminbusoku)not having slept enough
Norwegian Bokmål søvnmangel
- søvnmangelnot having slept enough
Polish brak snu
- brak snunot having slept enough
Romanian lipsa somnului
- lipsa somnuluinot having slept enough
Russian недосы́п
- недосы́п (nedosýp)not having slept enough
Spanish falta de sueño, falta de dormición
- falta de sueñonot having slept enough
- falta de dormiciónnot having slept enough
- quedarse sin sueñonot having slept enough
Swedish sömnbrist
- sömnbristnot having slept enough
Cite this entry
APA
lack of sleep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lack%20of%20sleep
MLA
“lack of sleep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lack%20of%20sleep. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lack of sleep,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lack%20of%20sleep.
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