der Schlafentzug in English: sleep deprivation, plural and article

Meanings

sleep deprivation (the act of not allowing someone to sleep, e.g. as a form of torture)
synonym of Schlafmangel, Schlafdefizit (“lack of sleep, e.g. because of insomnia”)

Examples

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Leidet die moderne Gesellschaft unter Schlafentzug?Is modern society suffering from sleep deprivation?

Schlafentzug ist ungesund.Sleep deprivation isn't good for you.

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Sie hat in letzter Zeit vor lauter Sorge und Schlafentzug fast 4½ kg abgenommen.Recently what with anxiety and lack of sleep, she has lost almost ten pounds.