be deprived

Frequency: 8.025.5 per million words

Indicates a state of lacking basic necessities or opportunities.

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Examples (10)

  • No child should be deprived of love and a safe home.
  • The prisoners were severely deprived of food and water.
  • After the reforms, many rural communities were still deprived of basic services.
  • The plants will die if they are deprived of sunlight for too long.
  • Being deprived of sleep can seriously affect your judgment and health.
  • He felt emotionally deprived as a child because his parents were never around.
  • The report highlighted how many elderly people are deprived of social contact.
  • It's a tragedy that so many people are deprived of the opportunity to get an education.
  • The stray cat had clearly been deprived of proper care for months.
  • Why should anyone be deprived of their fundamental human rights?