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deprivation

noun

Simple meaning

Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights.

Pronunciation

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dehpruhvayshuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

dɛpɹəˈveɪʃən

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Definition

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noun

  1. Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

  2. countable

    The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.

  3. uncountable

    The state of being deprived; lack.

  4. 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.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Formality
Technical

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This meaning: Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

Used this way, deprivation is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “Sleep deprivation can make it difficult to concentrate and perform tasks well.”noun

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sleep deprivationrelative deprivationsensory deprivationcultural deprivationmaternal deprivationeconomic deprivationsocial deprivationfood deprivation

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Compound terms

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  • sensory deprivationnounCompound term

    A form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input.

  • sleep deprivationnounCompound term

    A form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep.

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Synonyms

Sense: depriving someone of food or money

privation

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