What does deprivation mean?

Definitions for deprivation
ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃənde·pri·va·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. privation, want, deprivation, needinessnoun

    a state of extreme poverty

  2. loss, deprivationnoun

    the disadvantage that results from losing something

    "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

  3. privation, deprivationnoun

    act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

    "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"

Wiktionary

  1. deprivationnoun

    The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

  2. deprivationnoun

    The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.

  3. deprivationnoun

    The taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.

  4. deprivationnoun

    lack

    He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Deprivation

    in law], is when a clergyman, as a bishop, parson, vicar or prebend, is deprived, or deposed from his preferment, for any matter in fact or law. Phillips.

  2. Deprivationnoun

    Etymology: from de and privatio, Latin.

    Fools whose end is destruction, and eternal deprivation of being. Richard Bentley.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deprivationnoun

    the act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity

  2. Deprivationnoun

    the state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement

  3. Deprivationnoun

    the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity

  4. Etymology: [LL. deprivatio.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deprivation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deprivation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of deprivation in a Sentence

  1. Bhanu Prakash Kolla:

    We need to prioritize sleep and try and get at least seven hours each night, when we can not, making sure that we have some time to recoup and being aware that the sleep deprivation impacts our mood and cognition is important.

  2. Sonia Ancoli-Israel:

    Chronic sleep deprivation has lots of negative consequences.

  3. Alan Gross:

    The first year was a year of sensory deprivation. I lost 70 pounds the first year not because I exercised so much but because the food was really bad, the food moved. There were critters in the food.

  4. Raj Dasgupta:

    This increased anxiety and fatigue increases the likelihood of experiencing these jerks, resulting in a vicious cycle of insomnia and sleep deprivation.

  5. Tim Durbin:

    Twice we have done two marathons in 24 hours. Sleep deprivation will likely be a factor going forward.

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    transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
    • A. distinguish
    • B. emerge
    • C. interrogate
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