deprivation

[dep-ruh-vey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of depriving.

2. the fact of being deprived. deprive.

3. dispossession; loss.

4. removal from ecclesiastical office.

5. privation.

deprivation

/ ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən /

noun

1. an act or instance of depriving

2. the state of being deprived

   social deprivation

   a cycle of deprivation and violence

Other Word Forms

• nondeprivation noun
• predeprivation noun
• self-deprivation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deprivation¹

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

Example Sentences

Medical experts have long questioned the diagnostic value of Amen’s scans, noting that reduced frontal-lobe activity can be influenced by fatigue, stress, sleep deprivation or even the scanning method itself.

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There are areas of deprivation across Wales and it is not the case that everyone in a highly deprived neighbourhood will be struggling, nor will all those in a less deprived area be well off.

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The things we keep and use in the kitchen, especially, can conjure powerful memories: aromatic reminders of nurturing care and loving connection as well as less savory bites of deprivation, regret, disappointment and loss.

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Inside its prisons and security facilities, the regime systematically executed thousands while untold others died as a result of beatings and other methods of torture along with deprivation of food, water, and medical care.

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"Essentially the minds of patients were manipulated using verbal cues," she says, adding he also looked at the effects of sleep drugs, forced sensory deprivation, and induced coma.

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Related Words

• destitution 
• hardship 
• privation