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Meaning of deprivation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

deprivation

Pronunciation:/dɛp.ɹɪ.veɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

  2. The state of being deprived

    Synonyms:bereavementlossprivationwant

  3. The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.

  4. (followed by “of”) lack

    Example: He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deprivation

Related words

lossprivationwantdisenfranchisementdisqualificationdepriveexclusiondispossession