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What is another word for Deprivation? – 123 Deprivation Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    disadvantage hardship privation loss scarcity shortage deficiency want need poverty destitution penury austerity asceticism self-denial abstinence renunciation sacrifice denial restriction limitation curtailment reduction withholding withdrawal removal elimination absence lack insufficiency inadequacy paucity sparse meagerness barrenness desolation bleakness

    Meaning of Deprivation

    The primary meaning of the word "deprivation" refers to the state of being deprived or bereft of something, especially a basic necessity or comfort.

    Definitions

    • The state of being deprived or bereft of something, especially a basic necessity or comfort
    • The act of depriving someone or something of something, especially a basic necessity or comfort
    • A lack or shortage of something, especially a basic necessity or comfort

    Etymology of Deprivation

    The word "deprivation" originates from the Latin words "de" (meaning "from" or "away from") and "privare" (meaning "to deprive"), with the suffix "-ation" added to form a noun
    The word has been used in the English language since the 15th century to describe the act of taking something away from someone or something, or the state of being without something

    Example Uses

    • The community suffered from deprivation of basic amenities such as clean water and electricity
    • The prisoner was subjected to sensory deprivation as a form of punishment
    • The family's deprivation of financial resources made it difficult for them to make ends meet

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    affluence prosperity abundance luxury wealth opulence extravagance surplus excess profusion plenty sufficiency adequacy amplitude copiousness plentifulness richness lavishness generosity liberality munificence beneficence

    Related Nouns

    poverty hardship scarcity shortage deficiency need want lack insufficiency inadequacy paucity sparse meagerness barrenness desolation bleakness austerity asceticism self-denial abstinence renunciation sacrifice

    Related Verbs

    deprive bereave rob take withhold withdraw remove eliminate curtail reduce limit restrict deny refuse reject abandon forsake relinquish surrender sacrifice

    Related Adjectives

    poor needy wanting lacking insufficient inadequate scarce sparse meager barren desolate bleak austere ascetic self-denying abstinent renunciative sacrificial deprived bereft disadvantaged underprivileged