deprivation

[dep-ruh-vey-shuh n]

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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

Related formsnon·dep·ri·va·tion, nounpre·dep·ri·va·tion, nounself-dep·ri·va·tion, noun

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Related Words for self-deprivation

control, stoicism, self-denial, measure, mortification, teetotalism, abstemiousness, continence, soberness, discretion, self-control, frugality, sobriety, restraint, sacrifice, prudence, prohibition, moderation, austerity, constraint

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Contemporary Examples of self-deprivation

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British Dictionary definitions for self-deprivation

deprivation

noun

an act or instance of depriving

the state of being deprivedsocial deprivation; a cycle of deprivation and violence

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Word Origin and History for self-deprivation

deprivation

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

self-deprivation in Medicine

deprivation

[dĕp′rə-vā′shən]

n.

The absence, loss, or withholding of something needed.