Definition of deprivation

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Definition of deprivation

  • a state of extreme poverty (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. neediness
    2. privation
    3. want
  • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights (noun)

    Examples

    1. deprivation of civil rights

    Synonyms

    1. privation
  • the disadvantage that results from losing something (noun)

    Examples

    1. losing him is no great deprivation

    Synonyms

    1. loss

See definition of deprivation in Merriam Webster