Phrase guide

lack of sleep

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The condition of not having slept enough at any given time without any specification of cause. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: নিদ্রাভাব (nidrabhab) — not having slept enough
  • Chinese Mandarin: 睡眠不足 (shuìmián bùzú) — not having slept enough
  • Dutch: slaaptekort — not having slept enough
  • Dutch: slaapgebrek — not having slept enough
  • Finnish: unenpuute — not having slept enough
  • Finnish: univaje — not having slept enough
  • French: manque de sommeil — not having slept enough
  • German: Schlafmangel — not having slept enough
  • Hungarian: alváshiány — not having slept enough
  • Hungarian: kialvatlanság — not having slept enough
  • Japanese: 寝不足 (nebusoku) — not having slept enough
  • Japanese: 睡眠不足 (suiminbusoku) — not having slept enough
  • Middle English: defaute of slepe — not having slept enough
  • Middle English: lak of slepe — not having slept enough
  • Norwegian Bokmål: søvnmangel — not having slept enough
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: søvnmangel — not having slept enough
  • Polish: brak snu — not having slept enough
  • Romanian: lipsa somnului — not having slept enough
  • Russian: недосы́п (nedosýp) — not having slept enough
  • Spanish: falta de sueño — not having slept enough
  • Spanish: falta de dormición — not having slept enough
  • Spanish: quedarse sin sueño — not having slept enough
  • Swedish: sömnbrist — not having slept enough