sleep deficit
Accumulated tiredness debt
Sleep deficit is the accumulated difference between the sleep you need and the sleep you actually get.
A few late nights create a sleep deficit that can't be erased by one long weekend morning.
Also called sleep debt.
After a week of early meetings, my sleep deficit was catching up with me.
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- all nighterSleepless work stretch
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
tired · running on empty · groggy · nodding off · caffeine · yawning · burnout · hit the wall · deprivation · restless · bleary · sluggish · brain fog · napping · power nap · overtired · circadian · melatonin
- deficitsshortfall, overspending, borrowing, budget gap, funding gap
- sleepnap, doze, slumber, naps, snooze
- deficienciesdeficiency, lack, shortage, insufficiency, shortfall