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relative deprivation

noun Sociology.

the perception of an unfair disparity between one's situation and that of others.

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Origin of relative deprivation

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby relative deprivation

relative atomic mass, relative bearing, relative clause, relative complement, relative density, relative deprivation, relative frequency, relative humidity, relative impediment, relative leukocytosis, relatively
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