deprivation
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| —n | |
| 1. | an act or instance of depriving |
| 2. | the state of being deprived: social deprivation; a cycle of deprivation and violence |
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Word Origin & History
deprivation
1530s, from M.L. deprivationem, noun of action from deprivare (see deprive).
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Medical Dictionary
deprivation dep·ri·va·tion (děp'rə-vā'shən)
n.
The absence, loss, or withholding of something needed.
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Example sentences
This is usually caused by longterm deprivation from empathy.
There will be pockets of success, but the vast majority on this planet are going to languish in misery and deprivation.
And there was much to forget: collaboration, genocide, extreme deprivation.
Even if it doesn't involve direct infliction of pain, such as sleep deprivation, it is still torture.
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