self-deprivation
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Then there's the "hustle culture" guys, who instead insist that puritanical self-deprivation is the key to masculinity: strict diets, elaborate workouts, overtime schedules that leave no time for a social life.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2025
For Muslims, the holy month combines self-deprivation, religious reflection and charity for the poor with festive celebrations as families break the sunrise-to-sunset fast with iftar, the evening meal.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
So many recent fashions, she said, had been about self-discipline and self-deprivation – tidying up, “clean” eating.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2016
But in such circumstances the pleasure of self-deprivation – religious obedience, dieting and other forms of abstinence – can come to replace genuine enjoyment.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2011
Americans are not renowned for their powers of self-deprivation; doing without is not something we do particularly well.
From Time Magazine Archive
