English Explanatory Dictionary

deprivation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.
  2. The act of deposing or divesting of some dignity; in particular the taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
  3. The state of being deprived; lack.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deprivation.wav

Word forms

deprivation deprivations

Synonyms

privation loss want bereavement

Derived words

deprivational postdeprivation redeprivation self-deprivation sensory deprivation Townsend deprivation index

Translations

Belarusian: пазбаўленне Danish: afsavn Dutch: beroving Dutch: afneming Dutch: ontneming Finnish: riistäminen German: Entziehen German: Entziehung German: Entzug German: Aberkennen German: Aberkennung Indonesian: deprivasi Polish: pozbawienie Portuguese: privação Russian: лише́ние Spanish: privación Ukrainian: позбавлення
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