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sleep deprivation (not depravation)
1. Going for extended periods of time without sleep.
2. A general lack of a necessary amount of sleep.
3. A condition of forcibly, or by a sleep disorder, of being kept awake, to the point of having a noticeably lower alertness in mental or physical responses.
4. The condition of being robbed of sleep (by staying up too long watching TV, or playing computer games, etc.), in real life or in an experiment.

This may occur as a result of sleep disorders, active choice, or deliberate inducement; such as, with interrogation or for torture.

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sleep deprivation (s) (noun), sleep deprivations (pl)
1. Going for extended periods of time without sleep: Mark's illness caused sleep deprivations many times until his health finally improved.
2. A general lack of a necessary amount of sleep: Sleep deprivations may occur as a result of sleep disorders, an active choice, or a deliberate inducement; such as, during an interrogation in order to force that person to give up information or to make a confession of something.
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