deep sleep
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2.8
- noun
- /dip slip/
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sueño profundo
- After a long day at work, I finally fell into a deep sleep and felt completely rested when I woke up.
And they were able to increase the amount of deep sleep significantly.
- And they were able to increase the amount of deep sleep significantly.
- So we know you're in deep sleep during that stage, two things happen.
- That takes you to Delta, which is deep rest, the equivalent of deep sleep.
- The final part of caffeine is that it's very good at blocking your deep sleep.
- A couple years ago I started struggling with trying to get a deep sleep.
- So you tend to get less deep sleep and your sleep also seems to be less, more fragmented.
- That's comprised of deep sleep, OK, slow wave sleep.
- Is typically light sleep and deep sleep OK?
- I only allow thoughts of good deep sleep in my mind.
- Imagine that, A calm mind and deep sleep throughout the whole night.
Examples
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And they were able to increase the amount of deep sleep significantly.
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Instead, she fell into a deep sleep, and when she awakened, she was fully restored.
Academic text (1997) -
Imagine that, A calm mind and deep sleep throughout the whole night.
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Imagine that, a calm mind and deep sleep throughout the whole night.
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I left them in a deep sleep.
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Once home, I dropped on my bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Fiction book (2000) -
Suddenly, a wave of comfort passed over her, and she fell into a deep sleep.
Fiction book (1995) -
Tell me, this deep sleep, did it refresh you?
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I was in a deep sleep when you knocked, and I guess I'm still not out of it.
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There is also evidence that regular exercise may enhance deep sleep, which has been shown to be physically restorative.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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1.1
A night of sleep that makes you feel rested and ready for the day
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7.2
A short sleep taken to rest, often at night
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4.0
A very heavy sleep that is hard to wake from
Antonyms
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense is directly built from 'deep' (more intense or profound) + 'sleep' (a suspended/low-power state); the phrase simply denotes a stronger or lower-power form of sleep. This compositional extension into computing is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Deep sleep comes from the image of sinking far below the surface, like diving into deep water, so you do not notice sounds and are hard to wake. So, the phrase means 'very hard to wake' or 'very restful'.