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Sleep deprivation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Sleep deprivation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep (perhaps forcibly by someone else, or by a sleep disorder), to the point of noticeably lower alertness.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
torture
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