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deprivation

dep·ri·va·tion

UK/ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/ US/ˌdɛprʌˈveɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

the disadvantage that results from losing something

  • “his loss of credibility led to his resignation”
  • “losing him is no great deprivation”
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3.

act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

  • “nutritional privation”
  • “deprivation of civil rights”
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Phrases

  • sensory deprivation
  • Townsend deprivation index

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