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deprivation

[ dep-ruh-vey-shuh n ]
/ ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of depriving.
the fact of being deprived.
dispossession; loss.
removal from ecclesiastical office.
privation.

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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
Related formsnon·dep·ri·va·tion, nounpre·dep·ri·va·tion, nounself-dep·ri·va·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for self-deprivation

deprivation

/ (ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən) /

noun

an act or instance of depriving
the state of being deprivedsocial deprivation; a cycle of deprivation and violence
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for self-deprivation

deprivation

n.

mid-15c., "removal from office or position," from Medieval Latin deprivationem (nominative deprivatio), noun of action from past participle stem of deprivare (see deprive).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for self-deprivation

deprivation

[ dĕp′rə-vā′shən ]

n.

The absence, loss, or withholding of something needed.
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