sensory deprivation

noun

: the partial or complete removal of sensory input from one or more of the senses (such as touch, sight, sound, smell, or taste)

The following hour is both slow and quick … the sensory deprivation and stillness amplifying the sounds.

—Sarah Pollok

The government project … was known for its Cold War-era mind control experiments involving the use of psychedelic drugs, torture and sensory deprivation.

—Amy Kuperinsky

—often used before another noun

a sensory deprivation chamber/tank/pod

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above