Meaning & Definition of Deprivation in English
English⟶
Deprivation
/dɛprəveʃən/
noun
1. A state of extreme poverty
synonym:
- privation,
- want,
- deprivation,
- neediness
2. The disadvantage that results from losing something
- "His loss of credibility led to his resignation"
- "Losing him is no great deprivation"
synonym:
- loss,
- deprivation
3. Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
- "Nutritional privation"
- "Deprivation of civil rights"
synonym:
- privation,
- deprivation