sleep deprivation

noun [ C or U ]

UK  /ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ US  /ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/

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C2

a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life

缺失，缺乏，匱乏

They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.

他們把不讓人睡覺作為一種折磨人的手段。

There is awful deprivation in the shanty towns.

貧民區的生活條件十分糟糕。

There were food shortages and other deprivations during the Civil War.

南北戰事期間，食品短缺，物資匱乏。