Meaning & use
Depriving
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Preventing someone from having or enjoying something, especially something necessary or desired.
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The long hours were depriving him of sleep.
Cutting off the funding is depriving the school of vital resources.
A note on using this word
Often used with "of," as in "depriving someone of something," and frequently applied to sleep, rights, or resources.
Words with a similar meaning
denyingwithholdingrobbing
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Words with an opposite meaning
providinggranting
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