Hiding or depriving individuals or groups of people of facts to keep them ignorant and powerless. Individuals and organizations do that to protect themselves, to monopolize power, or to more easily take advantage of others.
I think it's safe to say that at some point and to varying degrees everybody practices information deprivation against those they interact with in order to trick them.
by but for February 14, 2018
Get the information deprivation mug.1. (n) The situation in which somone has stolen your eyes.
2. (typo) When someone mistypes deprivation.
2. (typo) When someone mistypes deprivation.
example 1. "Hey give those back! ... *sigh* so this is deprivision"
example 2. (Typing): "I didn't relly get the movie cuz of sleep deprivision."
"Wut?"
"*Deprivation"
example 2. (Typing): "I didn't relly get the movie cuz of sleep deprivision."
"Wut?"
"*Deprivation"
by Zoij November 7, 2012
Get the deprivision mug.A condition where a person loses sleep because he or she is to worried about his or her 'new' word being editted and accepted on Urbandictionary.com.
by a new word everyday December 14, 2010
Get the Urban Dictionary sleep deprivation mug.To be deprived of your old ways. To be in need of the “d” or the “p”. To be a former slut, but miss your past life of swiping right and hitting it right.
by Piratemadden August 14, 2020
Get the Slut deprivation mug.Ah yes, sleep deprivation we all know it. You either love it or you hate it. Don't be sleep deprived and no I'm not doing this on 2 hours of sleep over 3 days. ;-;
Jeff: I'm so tired I didn't sleep at all last night
Mary: Oh so your sleep deprived?
Jeff: Yeah I think so
Mary: I know that feeling too well
Jeff: Yeah Sleep deprivation isn't fun
Mary: Oh so your sleep deprived?
Jeff: Yeah I think so
Mary: I know that feeling too well
Jeff: Yeah Sleep deprivation isn't fun
by booblover69420 May 9, 2021
Get the Sleep deprivation mug.When your close friend/loved one cant figure out if you slept or not until they look at you posted today.
Jerry: dude you look so tired, you ok?
Steve: don't worry, it's just a case of Schrodinger's Sleep Deprivation, all we have to do is see what Tommy posted today
What Tommy posted today: Tuna fish is just fish only Tuna can eat!
Steve: don't worry, it's just a case of Schrodinger's Sleep Deprivation, all we have to do is see what Tommy posted today
What Tommy posted today: Tuna fish is just fish only Tuna can eat!
by why does this exist? July 15, 2020
Get the Schrodinger's Sleep Deprivation mug.When you’re so single it makes you sad
Symptoms: depression like symptoms, torturing yourself on Pinterest by looking at pictures of couples, being annoyed by other couples, trying to find a husband in any public location, crying at every sad song you hear to the point where your mates have to check on you
Symptoms: depression like symptoms, torturing yourself on Pinterest by looking at pictures of couples, being annoyed by other couples, trying to find a husband in any public location, crying at every sad song you hear to the point where your mates have to check on you
Lily: you seem sad everything ok?
Ellie: yeah I’ve just never had a boyfriend, I’m suffering from BDD (boyfriend deprivation disorder)
Ellie: yeah I’ve just never had a boyfriend, I’m suffering from BDD (boyfriend deprivation disorder)
by Fellow BDD sufferer May 28, 2021
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