Definition of "deprived" []

• Marked by deprivation, especially of economic or social necessities. (adjective)
• Lacking in advantage, opportunity, or experience: "Preschool is designed to give children from educationally deprived households an early boost” ( Jeff Brody). (adjective)

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• "Civil War period, you had the white people who were terribly poor and what you call deprived now, but none of them ever knew that word and didn't have that"
• "The report praised the work of some state schools in deprived areas, which had instituted much more rigorous discipline and, as a result, had seen a marked increase in standards."
• "Dr. LACEY: And in some cases, people even change what they eat, because many times, what you'll see in a person who's sleep deprived is they will tend to snack more on high-carb types of foods and snacks in order to kind of buttress their general energy level in an attempt to kind of self-stimulate and keep themselves more awake."