deprivation meaning

deprivation as a noun

1. a state of extreme poverty

   Synonyms: privation, want, neediness

   Type of: poverty

   Related forms: deprive

2. the disadvantage that results from losing something
   • his loss of credibility led to his resignation
   • losing him is no great deprivation

   Synonyms: loss

   Type of: disadvantage

3. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
   • nutritional privation
   • deprivation of civil rights

   Synonyms: privation

   Type of: social control

   Kinds: pauperization, starvation

   Related forms: deprive

deprivation in a sentence

• The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.
• Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.
• Material wealth often goes hand in hand with social deprivation.
• Benedito's spa has a sensory deprivation tank.
• He grew up poor, so he's used to deprivation.

How to pronounce deprivation

deprivation is pronounced /ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən/ in British English and /ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with deprivation

• operation
• concentration
• creation
• education
• formation
• variation
• separation
• association
• observation
• appreciation
• presentation
• violation
• occupation
• population
• reservation
• illustration
• organization
• consideration
• demonstration
• administration
• interpretation
• duration
• location
• elevation