sense of deprivation

collocation in English

meaningsofsenseanddeprivation

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sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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deprivation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/
a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a ...
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(Definition ofsenseanddeprivationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsense of deprivation

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This social transfiguration, accompanied by an industrial decline, is believed to have caused an acutesenseofdeprivationamongst the city's subordinate social groups.
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It has a sense of history and belonging, but it has also asenseofdeprivation.
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Who does not feel thissenseofdeprivationin our society nowadays?
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More and more people feel asenseofdeprivationif they have little chance to visit theatres, concert halls and art exhibitions.
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When one has a limited scheme for senior executives, there will be those who feel asenseofdeprivationif they are just outside the limits.
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There is an acutesenseofdeprivation.
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It will perpetuate asenseofdeprivation.
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Problems such as poor food supplies, inadequate medical treatment and lack of maintenance only increased thesenseofdeprivationamong patients, and also staff.
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Asenseofdeprivationcrept in.
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Perhaps, thesenseofdeprivationwas engineered.
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