as in lack
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed
the concern of some that there has been a deprivation of rights since the passing of laws to combat the threat of terrorism
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Recent Examples of deprivation
Ponce added that Joseph also suffered language deprivation, meaning he is delayed in comparison to other 6-year-olds who are hearing.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Because sensory deprivation enhances meditation, coffin-lying may create a potent meditative state, according to Zavislak.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026
Liu went through it, deprivation as discipline, her first 11 years in the sport.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Out of all our celebrity bedrooms, this one is closest to a sensory deprivation tank in its moody details, conjuring a place to disengage, relax, and hibernate.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Because sensory deprivation enhances meditation, coffin-lying may create a potent meditative state, according to Zavislak.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026
Liu went through it, deprivation as discipline, her first 11 years in the sport.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Out of all our celebrity bedrooms, this one is closest to a sensory deprivation tank in its moody details, conjuring a place to disengage, relax, and hibernate.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprivation
Noun
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As recently as 2022, research group IDinsight found unintended pregnancy was, after a lack of money for school fees, the leading cause of girls not returning to education.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In Miami-Dade, the lack of oversight has been acute, the Herald found.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No matter the result, Curry is back and healthy at long last for the Warriors after a right knee injury, and everyone at Chase Center celebrated right along with him in Golden State's 117-116 loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Senior Devon Blair will be the top starter for the Vikings and finished with a 16-strikeout contest in a tough loss to Northbridge in the postseason.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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The earthly experience of personal grief and privation that inspired such transcendent beauty is mind-bending in its own way.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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One of his most popular early clips featured a Holocaust-denial riff about how many cookies could fit in an oven.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Recently, despite their consistent and ridiculous denials, it was found that Iran had built numerous missiles capable of reaching all over Europe.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprivation. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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