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Dutch
Etymology
From slaap (“sleep”) + gebrek (“lack, deficiency”).
Pronunciation
Noun
slaapgebrek n (uncountable)
- sleep deprivation, lack of sleep
2006, M. Hirshkowitz, P.B. Smith, Slaapproblemen overwinnen voor Dummies, Pearson Education, page 104:Chronisch slaapgebrek verhoogt de bloeddruk en brengt ook veranderingen in de suiker- en hormoonspiegel van je bloed teweeg.- Chronic sleep deprivation increases blood pressure and also causes changes in your blood's sugar and hormone levels.