deprivation

  • 11deprivation — [n] taking, keeping away; need denial, deprival, destitution, detriment, disadvantage, dispossession, distress, divestiture, divestment, expropriation, hardship, loss, privation, removal, seizure, want, withdrawal, withholding; concepts… …

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  • 12deprivation — ► NOUN 1) hardship resulting from the lack of basic material benefits. 2) the action of depriving or the state of being deprived …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13deprivation — [dē prī′vəl, dirī′vəldep΄rə vā′shən; ] also [ dē΄prī vā′shən] n. [ME deprivacioun] 1. a depriving or being deprived 2. a loss: Also Rare deprival [dē prī′vəl, dirī′vəl] deprivational adj …

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  • 14Deprivation — Der Begriff Deprivation (von lateinisch deprivare, „berauben“) bezeichnet allgemein den Zustand der Entbehrung, des Entzuges, des Verlustes oder der Isolation von etwas Vertrautem sowie das Gefühl einer Benachteiligung. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 15deprivation — Literally the taking away of something or the state of being dispossessed, the term is loosely used for the condition of not having something, whether or not it was previously possessed, with the implication that the person in question could… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 16deprivation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, severe ▪ relative ▪ sensory ▪ emotional ▪ economic, material …

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  • 17deprivation — dep|ri|va|tion [ˌdeprıˈveıʃən] n [C usually plural, U] 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… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18deprivation — UK [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms deprivation : singular deprivation plural deprivations 1) [uncountable] a situation in which people do not have basic things that they need to live a comfortable life social deprivation 2)… …

    English dictionary

  • 19Deprivation — Benachteiligung; Diskriminierung * * * De|pri|va|ti|on 〈[ va ] f. 20〉 1. Absetzung (eines Geistlichen) 2. 〈Psych.〉 Entzug, bes. Liebesentzug [<lat. de „von weg, ent “ (das hier der Verstärkung dient) + Privation] * * * De|pri|va|ti|on, die; ,… …

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  • 20deprivation — [[t]de̱prɪve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] deprivations N VAR: oft supp N If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need. ...long term patients who face a life of deprivation... Millions more suffer from… …

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