deprivation meaning and definition

DEPRIVATION noun

Definition of deprivation (noun)

1. a state of extreme poverty
   • synonyms: neediness, privation, want
2. the disadvantage that results from losing something
   • "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
   • synonyms: loss
3. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
   • "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"
   • synonyms: privation