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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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