"sleep debt" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleep debt.wav Forms: sleep debts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sleep debt (countable and uncountable, plural sleep debts)
  1. The cumulative effect of not obtaining enough sleep, especially as seen as able to be made up for by sleeping more than usual. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sleep Translations (cumulative effect of not enough sleep): univelka (Finnish), 수면부채 (sumyeonbuchae) (alt: 睡眠負債) (Korean)

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