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Schlafentzug
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German
Etymology
From de Schlaf Entzug sleep (“deprivation”, verbal noun of de entziehen to deprive, take away, withhold, revoke).
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃlaːf.ɛn(t)ˌtsuːk/ careful [ˈʃlaːf.ʔɛntˌt͡suːk] normal [ˈʃlaː.fɛnˌt͡suːk] northern also /-ˌtsʊx/ [-ˌt͡sʊx]
de De-Schlafentzug.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Schlaf ent zug
Noun
m,s:es,^e
sleep deprivation the act of not allowing someone to sleep, e.g. as a form of torture
de loosely de Schlafmangel, Schlafdefizit lack of sleep, e.g. because of insomnia
Declension
m,s:es,^e
See also
de Schlafanzug not to be confused
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