het slaapgebrek
sleep deprivation
noun · /ˈslaːp.xəˌbrɛk/
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Forms
- Article
- het slaapgebrek
- Also means
- lack of sleep
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Door slaapgebrek voel ik me moe.
Because of sleep deprivation, I feel tired.
Veel mensen hebben last van slaapgebrek.
Many people suffer from sleep deprivation.
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