Noun Definition

deprivation

1.Definition: a state of extreme poverty

Related Noun(s):neediness, privation, want

Category: General

2.Definition: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

"Nutritional privation", "Deprivation of civil rights"

Related Noun(s):privation

Category: General

3.Definition: the disadvantage that results from losing something

"His loss of credibility led to his resignation", "Losing him is no great deprivation"

Related Noun(s):loss

Category: General