'deprivation' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'deprivation' with 5 example sentences.
- deprivation noun
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: a state of extreme poverty
: the disadvantage that results from losing something
: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
He grew up poor, so he's used to deprivation.
Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.
She died of oxygen deprivation.
Material wealth often goes hand in hand with social deprivation.
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.