deprivation

Definition

  • noun: the state of not having something that people need
  • noun: the state of being 'deprived'
  • synonyms: privation, loss, want

Examples

  • She eventually overcame the 'deprivations' of her childhood.

  • She is studying the effects of sleep 'deprivation'.

  • social/emotional 'deprivation'

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