as in privations
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 deprivations
Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
The first season’s view of the deprivations of reality TV captured the apocalyptic feeling of Hollywood in the early aughts, the sense that reality, cheaper to film than a standard network show, would mean the end of jobs.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
And there was a habeas petition, which is a particular kind of lawsuit that allows somebody to challenge the legality of their imprisonment or other deprivations of liberty.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Make no mistake, though, Huus Quell is no retreat of deprivations.
—Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
According to plaintiffs, these arrests were frequently accompanied by deprivations of basic human dignity, including being ill-treated, with inadequate food, uncomfortable and crowded sleeping facilities, and without information as to the duration or locations of detention.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The greater world might be rocketing ahead into the space age, the Beatles and miniskirts, but 17 years after World War II, Miller’s characters in this little village are still haunted by the horrors and deprivations of that conflict.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
But Def Leppard is, at its core, a brotherhood of working-class kids from the British Isles, raised by parents who lived through the deprivations of World War II.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
The first season’s view of the deprivations of reality TV captured the apocalyptic feeling of Hollywood in the early aughts, the sense that reality, cheaper to film than a standard network show, would mean the end of jobs.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
And there was a habeas petition, which is a particular kind of lawsuit that allows somebody to challenge the legality of their imprisonment or other deprivations of liberty.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Make no mistake, though, Huus Quell is no retreat of deprivations.
—Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
According to plaintiffs, these arrests were frequently accompanied by deprivations of basic human dignity, including being ill-treated, with inadequate food, uncomfortable and crowded sleeping facilities, and without information as to the duration or locations of detention.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The greater world might be rocketing ahead into the space age, the Beatles and miniskirts, but 17 years after World War II, Miller’s characters in this little village are still haunted by the horrors and deprivations of that conflict.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
But Def Leppard is, at its core, a brotherhood of working-class kids from the British Isles, raised by parents who lived through the deprivations of World War II.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprivations
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Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Dipping into 2027 draft capital to make a fifth-round selection in a draft that Schneider has repeatedly said lacks depth is a surprising move.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Industrial composting sites—big, regionalized facilities that can churn out large volumes of organic waste—are designed to speed up the composting process using heat, moisture, and carbon control, things that a simple countertop compost container lacks.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur was markedly less depressing than the losses in the previous two games.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Recent survey results on job losses have ticked above that percentage in the past year.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Deprivations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprivations. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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