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English
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Noun
deprivation (countable and uncountable, plural deprivations)
- (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
- (uncountable) The state of being deprived
- Synonyms: privation, loss, want, bereavement
2023 March 22, 'Industry Insider', “Restoring Your Railway”, in RAIL, number 979, page 68:Outside the boundaries of the PTEs [Passenger Transport Executives], there was little mechanism to re-open routes, and despite a growing realisation that the lack of transport connectivity was a big contributor towards social deprivation and poor economic performance, there was little government policy recognition.
- (countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
- (followed by “of”) lack
He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.
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Danish
Noun
deprivation c (singular definite deprivationen, plural indefinite deprivationer)
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Declension
Declension of deprivation
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