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sensory deprivation

Syllabification: (sen·so·ry dep·ri·va·tion)
Definition of sensory deprivation

noun

  • a process by which someone is deprived of normal external stimuli such as sight and sound for an extended period of time, especially as an experimental technique in psychology.

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