deprivation

[ dep-ruh-vey-shuh n ]
/ ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of depriving.
the fact of being deprived.
dispossession; loss.
removal from ecclesiastical office.
privation.

Origin of deprivation

1525–35; < Medieval Latin dēprīvātiōn- (stem of dēprīvātiō), equivalent to dēprīvāt(us) deprived (past participle of dēprīvāre; see deprive, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM deprivation

non·dep·ri·va·tion, noun pre·dep·ri·va·tion, noun self-dep·ri·va·tion, noun

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Words related to deprivation

destitution, hardship, privation, loss, withholding, denial, distress, expropriation, dispossession, seizure, removal, divestiture, want, withdrawal, detriment, disadvantage, deprival, divestment

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British Dictionary definitions for deprivation

deprivation
/ (ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən) /

noun

an act or instance of depriving
the state of being deprived social deprivation; a cycle of deprivation and violence

Medical definitions for deprivation

deprivation
[ dĕp′rə-vā′shən ]

n.

The absence, loss, or withholding of something needed.