Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undersleep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-sleep
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sleep too little.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From under- + sleep.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

undersleeps (present, singular) undersleeping (participle, present) underslept (participle, past) underslept (past)

Phrases

lack of sleep sleep aid sleep debt sleep deprivation sleep disorder sleep hygiene

Frequently Paired Words

lack of sleep outsleep sleep aid sleep debt sleep deprivation sleep disorder sleep hygiene sleepless

Antonyms

forsleep oversleep

Questions

What does undersleep mean?
To sleep too little.
Where does undersleep come from?
From under- + sleep.

How to pronounce undersleep

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