deprivation
noun
dep·ri·va·tion
| \ ˌde-prə-ˈvā-shən
also ˌdē-ˌprī-
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also ˌdē-ˌprī-
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Definition of deprivation
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Examples of deprivation in a Sentence
She is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
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Sleep deprivation is affecting the health of up to 45% of the world's population, according to World Sleep Day statistics. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, "Is a lack of sleep ruining your sex life?," 5 Sep. 2019 Sleep deprivation is affecting the health of up to 45% of the world’s population, according to World Sleep Day statistics. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Is lack of sleep ruining your sex life?," 5 Sep. 2019 Run deprivation is a significant mover in these numbers. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants fall six games below .500 at home after another low-octane defeat," 27 Aug. 2019 The researchers believe that awe deprivation is serious. — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, "Mountains, Transcending," 9 Aug. 2019 In Stranger Things Season 1, there is a scene where the kids make a sensory deprivation tank by adding salt to water so that someone floats. — Rhett Allain, WIRED, "The Physics of Falling Magnets in Stranger Things Season 3," 9 Aug. 2019 Court records show Bowen has pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law, a misdemeanor. — NBC News, "Border agent facing trial for hitting migrant with truck gets plea deal," 14 Aug. 2019 Or that by his side, in a matching red gown, would be Leo, a thriving, fully Americanized third-grader who has profoundly transcended the deprivations of his early life. — Scott Helman, BostonGlobe.com, "This boy came to Boston for healing. You won’t believe his life now," 19 June 2019 Babies who have had difficult births are at risk for hypoxic-ischemic injury (H.I.E.), which is a brain injury resulting from the deprivation of oxygenated blood. — Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker, "The Durable Feeling That a Child Is Always at Risk," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deprivation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for deprivation
deprivation
noun
English Language Learners Definition of deprivation
: the state of not having something that people need : the state of being deprived of something
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deprivation
noun
de·pri·va·tion
| \ ˌde-prə-ˈvā-shən
, ˌdē-ˌprī-\
, ˌdē-ˌprī-\
Kids Definition of deprivation
1
: a taking or keeping away
a deprivation of rights
2
: the state of having something taken away
sleep deprivation
deprivation
noun
de·pri·va·tion
| \ ˌdep-rə-ˈvā-shən
, ˌdē-ˌprī-
\
, ˌdē-ˌprī-
\
Medical Definition of deprivation
: the act or process of removing or the condition resulting from removal of something normally present and usually essential for mental or physical well-being
his nervous system may have been affected by early oxygen deprivation— Jack Fincher sleep deprivation
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