sensory deprivation

noun

A situation in which stimulation of human senses, particularly sight and sound, is at a minimum, often to ease a patient's relaxation, such as in a quiet room.

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Meanings

nounsensory deprivation (plural sensory deprivations)

plural sensory deprivations

  1. governmentA situation in which stimulation of human senses, particularly sight and sound, is at a minimum, often to ease a patient's relaxation, such as in a quiet room.
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