deprivation

[ dep-ruh-vey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of depriving.
the fact of being deprived.

dispossession; loss.
removal from ecclesiastical office.
privation.

Origin of deprivation

1525–35; <Medieval Latin dēprīvātiōn- (stem of dēprīvātiō), equivalent to dēprīvāt(us) deprived (past participle of dēprīvāre;see deprive, -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

Other words from deprivation

non·dep·ri·va·tion, noun
pre·dep·ri·va·tion, noun
self-dep·ri·va·tion, noun

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How to use deprivation in a sentence

Employ temperance in all things, avoiding overindulgence in celebration or self-deprivation.
The Stars Predict Your Week | Starsky + Cox | August 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
They could reach their position only by pledging and keeping up unceasing and awful self-deprivation and self-mutilation.
The Spanish Pioneers | Charles F. Lummis

British Dictionary definitions for deprivation

deprivation

/ (ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən) /

noun

an act or instance of depriving
the state of being deprived: social deprivation; a cycle of deprivation and violence

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