deprivation
/dɛprʌvˈeɪʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
a state of extreme poverty
Noun
the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
Noun
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"