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deprivation
(,d/E/pr/@/'v/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • a state of extreme poverty(noun.state)
    source: wordnet30
  • the disadvantage that results from losing something(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    Losing him is no great deprivation.
    Synonym:
    loss
    source: wordnet30
  • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights(noun.act)
    Example:
    Deprivation of civil rights.
    Synonym:
    privation
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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