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deprivation

American  
[dep-ruh-vey-shuhn] / ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of depriving.

  2. the fact of being deprived. deprive.

  3. dispossession; loss.

  4. removal from ecclesiastical office.

  5. privation.

deprivation British  
/ 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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Other Word Forms

  • nondeprivation noun
  • predeprivation noun
  • self-deprivation noun

Etymology

Origin of deprivation

First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin dēprīvātiōn-, stem of dēprīvātiō, from dēprīvāt(us) “deprived” (past participle of dēprīvāre “to deprive”; deprive ) + -iō -ion

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