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deprivation

Syllabification: (dep·ri·va·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌdeprəˈvāSHən/

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Definition of deprivation

noun

  • the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society:low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation
  • the lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity:sleep deprivation
  • archaic the action of depriving someone of office, especially an ecclesiastical office.

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'removal from office'): from medieval Latin deprivatio(n-), from the verb deprivare (see deprive)

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