deprivation
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6.2
- noun
- /ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən/
- The charity aims to reduce the deprivation of basic needs like food and shelter in the community.
- sleep deprivation
- economic deprivation
- food deprivation
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Watch on YouTubeIt's why there's so many wars, there's so much deprivation, there's so much suffering.
- It's why there's so many wars, there's so much deprivation, there's so much suffering.
- They did, what do you call it, sleep deprivation.
- The first concern is that not all patients respond to sleep deprivation.
- So sleep deprivation isn't just deprivation of of energy, It's not just deprivation of immune function.
- They are social deprivation, sleep deprivation, cognitive fragmentation and addiction.
- Crime went down everyplace else, and it is not the fault of somehow poverty or deprivation.
- You are you're subjected to sleep deprivation, which really screws your mind up.
- And so chronic Alcoholics have this chronic deprivation of energy in these cells.
Examples
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The basic need and deprivation of this kind of stimulation led to some very uncomfortable states.
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The use of various methods of sensory deprivation will give similar results.
Academic text (1990) -
But what we, what we learned about was the deprivation that we were going through.
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Just to say that issues around digital deprivation for some children are very significant here.
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Sleep deprivation is part of your training.
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We can talk about grief, you know, the, the deprivation of things that we we really care about.
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Well, short-term memory loss is a side effect of sleep deprivation, so it should come back to you.
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Most of us are dealing with calorie excess and exercise deprivation and we're getting fat.
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Participating schools were chosen by LAs, with socioeconomic deprivation used by most as the key factor for selection.
Academic text (2015) -
These are major deprivations of agency that both violate human rights and hold back development.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not having something you need or want
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2.0
A situation of having very little money and few things
131
2.1
A situation when people lack basic things such as food or shelter
129
3.4
A time of serious difficulty, often with little money or food
87
4.5
Not having enough of something that is needed
40
4.3
A lack of the things needed to live
28
5.8
A lack of enough skill, quality, or amount to meet a need
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8.6
A small amount of something that is not enough
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7.9
A situation when someone has no money, home, or way to live
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6.8
A situation when people become very poor and lack basic things
4
9.3
A lack of basic things needed to live, like food or shelter
2
6.5
A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job
1
2.5
A situation when someone has little money and few belongings
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9.9
A very poor state where someone has almost no money, food, or shelter
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4.6
Being very poor and not having basic things like food and shelter
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7.2
A small amount of something that people need
1
7.6
A lack of enough quality, amount or skill for a purpose
1
7.0
A state of needing basic things like food or shelter
Antonyms
Compounds
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7.9
A situation in which people on purpose remove almost all sight, sound, or touch from someone
How Deprived
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4.7
67
6.2
31
4.4
6
3.7
104
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deprivation comes from parts that mean 'away' (de-) and 'to take away' (privare), a root you can also see in the everyday word private. So, deprivation is the state of being 'taken away' from something you need, like food, sleep, or company.