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“Depravation” or “Deprivation”

depravation / deprivation are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

depravation EH·p·r·ah·v·EY·sh·ah·n

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

deprivation EH·p·r·ah·v·EY·sh·ah·n

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“depravation”

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“deprivation”

  • had charged all three with "deprivation of liberty", involving the 2003
  • of "battery exhaustion" or "sleep deprivation torture";
  • Chapman on the charge of deprivation of liberty in Mexico.
  • Nancy's growing instability from sleep deprivation and nightmares and depends on
  • often not so much the deprivation of the plant of its
  • flyer program (Guantanamo), a sleep deprivation technique
  • childhood, boarding school separation, maternal deprivation, separation anxiety, war, and consumerist
  • Therefore, any possibility of a deprivation of life, liberty or security
  • the person, except when a deprivation of these rights is in
  • during the previous century, the deprivation of which had been revealed

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