Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.

    Entziehen, Entziehung, Entzug

    лише́ниеlišénije

    позбавленняpozbavlennja

    act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

  2. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.

    (countable, uncountable)The act of deposing or divesting of some dignity; in particular the taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.

  3. (uncountable)The state of being deprived; lack.

    He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.

    Mangel, Not, Entbehrung

    лише́ниеlišénije

    a state of extreme poverty

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.

    ruНедостаток сна увеличивает риск инфаркта. — marafon

  2. Sleep deprivation isn't good for you.

    deSchlafentzug ist ungesund. — Waldelfe

  3. Is modern society suffering from sleep deprivation?

    deLeidet die moderne Gesellschaft unter Schlafentzug? — freddy1

  4. Benedito's spa has a sensory deprivation tank.

  5. Tom is in a sensory deprivation tank.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of depriving:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of depriving:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of depriving:
state of being deprived:

Forms

plural: deprivations
Singulardeprivation
Pluraldeprivations

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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