emotional deprivation

American  

noun

1. a lack of adequate psychological nurturance, usually occurring in the early developmental years.

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Example Sentences

IDA posted a video on Twitter in February that showed the pandas pacing in circles around their enclosure as proof they were suffering from "physical, mental, and emotional deprivation."

From Reuters

This results in critical emotional deprivation that is necessary for regulating children’s stress responses and normal functioning.

From Seattle Times

It ends in 1990 with their marriage splintering on the rocks of infidelity, insecurity and emotional deprivation.

From New York Times

Tribole and Resch also said that sometimes what people label as emotional eating is actually compensatory eating due to food restriction, or to other types of physical, mental and emotional deprivation.

From Seattle Times

Marcus had to reintroduce Alex to their boisterous, ungainly mother and their strict, distant father, and also to a life where material privilege and emotional deprivation went hand-in-hand.

From Los Angeles Times