deprivation[noun]Synonyms:- withholding, denial, dispossession, expropriation, removal, withdrawal
- want, destitution, distress, hardship, need, privation
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dep‧ri‧va‧tion /ˌdeprəˈveɪʃ
ən, ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃ
ən/
noun [countable usually plural, uncountable] the lack of something that you need in order to be healthy, comfortable, or happy:
Sleep deprivation can result in mental disorders.social/economic/emotional etc deprivation Low birth weight is related to economic deprivation.deprivation of the deprivations of prison life [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲