sleep debt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- slēp′ dĕt′
- /ˌsliːp ˈɖɛ(ː)ʈ/ (India)
- /ˌsliːp ˈdet/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˌsliːp ˈdɛt/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation, also)
- /ˌslip ˈdɛt/ (Canada, General-American, Scotland)
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The cumulative effect of not obtaining enough sleep, especially as seen as able to be made up for by sleeping more than usual.
Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however. This gave rise to a scientific consensus that sleep debt could be forgiven with a couple of quality snoozes — as reflected in casual statements like “I’ll catch up on sleep” or “I’ll be more awake tomorrow.”
2022 June 24, Oliver Whang, “The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleep debts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (6)
pt falta de sono (cumulative effect of not enough sleep) · fi univelka (cumulative effect of not enough sleep) · de Schlafmangel (cumulative effect of not enough sleep) · ja 睡眠負債 (cumulative effect of not enough sleep) · pl deficyt snu (cumulative effect of not enough sleep) · ko 수면부채 (cumulative effect of not enough sleep)