She is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
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Every meal at Nobu was a reminder that wellness doesn’t mean deprivation.—Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025 In 2012, a study published in the Asian Journal of Sports Medicine saw researchers investigate the effect of just one night of sleep deprivation on anaerobic performance and reaction time.—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 The researchers concluded that prevention of sleep deprivation and cyberbullying can reduce the risk.—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Too little sleep can eventually lead to sleep deprivation.—Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for 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
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