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dep·ri·va·tion
 deprivation
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- pronunciation:
- de
prih
veI
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the condition or state of not having something that one needs, esp. a thing that all or most people need, such as safety, affection, food, and shelter; privation.
The child suffered both the deprivation of having lost his parents and the deprivation caused by poverty.The prisoners suffered many deprivations; having little food was just one of them.- antonyms:
- wealth
- similar words:
- hardship, privation
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| definition 2: |
the act of depriving.
- similar words:
- abridgment, privation
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| definition 3: |
dispossession; loss.
- antonyms:
- possession
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| related words: |
crunch, lack, loss, poverty |
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