deprivation

[ dep-ruh-vey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of depriving.

  2. the fact of being deprived.

  1. dispossession; loss.

  2. removal from ecclesiastical office.

Origin of deprivation

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin dēprīvātiōn-, stem of dēprīvātiō, from dēprīvāt(us) “deprived” (past participle of dēprīvāre “to deprive”; see deprive) + -iō -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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How to use deprivation in a sentence

  • And it will be impossible for her to avoid many deprivations.

    A Houseful of Girls | Sarah Tytler
  • Nor did we have the discomforts and annoyances and deprivations during the early period of the war that came to us later.

    Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport Gibbons
  • And the consequences they entailed remained also, the restrictions and deprivations they inflicted.

  • Their fatigue—their deprivations—their sufferings, penetrated the very heart of their sympathizing leader.

  • Their elemental needs and passions still exist, notwithstanding their physical deprivations.

    London's Underworld | Thomas Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for deprivation

deprivation

/ (ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən) /


noun
  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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