deprivation

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɛp.ɹɪ.veɪʃən/

Noun

deprivation

1. (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
2. (uncountable) The state of being deprived

   Synonyms: privation, loss, want, bereavement

3. (countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
4. (followed by “of”) lack

   He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.

Translations

• Russian: лишение
• Spanish: privación

Translations

• French: privation
• Italian: privazione
• Russian: лише́ние

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