lack of sleep

Insufficient rest obtained

Lack of sleep is insufficient rest, the state of not having slept enough.

The phrase functions as a noun: My lack of sleep is catching up with me.

It explains impaired performance, irritability, or poor health: The accident was attributed to lack of sleep.

Opposites
sleep quantity/sufficiency

lack of sleepgood night's sleep

Adequate quality rest

deep sleep · sleeping in · oversleeping · hypersomnia · restorative sleep

resulting state/condition

lack of sleepwell-rested

Having slept enough

refreshed · rejuvenated · restored · alert · energized

Family

sleep, lack, sleepless, sleep-deprived, sleeplessness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G