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
Corporate speak feels insensitive when people are grappling with real deprivation and anxieties about the future.
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Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
This leads on to another societal challenge—addressing the issue of technological inequality and deprivation.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Five months later, federal prosecutors filed two federal charges of deprivation of civil rights against Hankison, but his initial case ended in a mistrial in 2023.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 July 2025
How can Yuri know which of her family, friends and neighbors tells the truth, when the consequences can mean deprivation or jail?
—Jane Ciabattari
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
This leads on to another societal challenge—addressing the issue of technological inequality and deprivation.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Five months later, federal prosecutors filed two federal charges of deprivation of civil rights against Hankison, but his initial case ended in a mistrial in 2023.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 July 2025
How can Yuri know which of her family, friends and neighbors tells the truth, when the consequences can mean deprivation or jail?
—Jane Ciabattari
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprivation
Noun
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Another driver of instability is the lack of details about the trade agreements that have so far been reached.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2025
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The lack of postal addresses and official mapping further contributed to their disappearance from public records.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Frenk acknowledged this in the letter and claimed that the loss of such funding would be detrimental to his university and people throughout the country.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Aug. 2025
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How will Wednesday solve the mystery with her injuries and the loss of her psychic ability?—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The policy, while inevitably controversial, was meant to correct for the nearly fifty years of brutal privations that Black South Africans endured under apartheid.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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But whereas the first generation of Chinese entrepreneurs grew up poor and were happy to wring a livelihood from cheap imitations, today’s tech graduates were spared the privations of their parents and yearn for something more meaningful.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Ambiguities or omissions can result in a denial of the guarantee.—
Adam Craig,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The result has been a denial of basic health care to people most in need of it, and a denial of control, dignity and self-determination.—
Don Aptekar,
Denver Post,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprivation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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