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deprivation
noun(dep-ri-va-tion)
a state of extreme poverty
Synonyms: neediness, privation, want,
deprivation
noun(dep-ri-va-tion)
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
Synonyms: privation,
Examples:
Deprivation of civil rights.
deprivation
noun(dep-ri-va-tion)
the disadvantage that results from losing something
Synonyms: loss,
Examples:
Losing him is no great deprivation.

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