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deprivation

[dep-ruh-vey-shuhn]

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noun

the act of depriving.

the fact of being deprived.

dispossession; loss.

removal from ecclesiastical office.

privation.

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

Related forms

non·dep·ri·va·tion, noun

pre·dep·ri·va·tion, noun

self-dep·ri·va·tion, noun

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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deprivation (ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən)

—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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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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