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: the state of being kept from possessing, enjoying, or using something : the state of being deprived : privation
especially
: removal from an office, dignity, or benefice
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: an act or instance of withholding or taking something away from someone or something : an act or instance of depriving : loss
overcoming the deprivations of their childhoods
the hazards of oxygen deprivation
Synonyms
Example Sentences
She is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
Recent Examples on the Web
Each year, millions of families are spared the indignities and hardships of severe deprivation because of these government investments.
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Matthew Desmond, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
Fed up with decades of repression, economic deprivation, and abuse, Iranian protesters are staging increasingly bold actions against the regime.
—Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
And this area — once known for deprivation, drugs and crime — Sheridan claimed was to be the focus of his next feature, a semi-autobiographical film about his teenage years.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2023
The proliferation and democratization of caviar probably has a few roots: A currently fashionable aesthetic is one of attainable decadence after a couple of years of deprivation.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
All the detainees appeared to be civilians from Taras’s working-class neighborhood, men who had spent the preceding weeks preoccupied not with winning battles but with keeping their families alive, day to day, under conditions of extreme deprivation.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
But the food problem in American life isn’t a matter of deprivation, and the government already spends tens of billions of dollars on food.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2022
Postpartum psychosis tends to come on suddenly, often within four to six weeks of childbirth, around the time of weaning, or following a period of extreme sleep deprivation; it is sometimes presaged by anxiety and insomnia.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2023
Combined with constant conflict, the scenes of deprivation in the 500 settlements that ring Baidoa, with their primitive stick-and-rag shelters and the occasional piece of plastic sheeting, are identical to those that emerged 30 years ago.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of deprivation was
in the 15th century
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Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > deprivation
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deprivation [ˏdeprɪˊveɪʃn]
n
1) поте́ря; лише́ние
2)
церк.
лише́ние бенефи́ция
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deprivation
[ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃən]
deprivation лишение deprivation церк. лишение бенефиции deprivation потеря; лишение deprivation потеря, лишение deprivation потеря deprivation снятие с должности deprivation утрата deprivation of eligibility for election лишение права на избрание deprivation of liberty лишение свободы deprivation of property конфискация имущества deprivation of right of disposal лишение избирательного права deprivation of right of disposal лишение права распоряжаться собственностью
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deprivation
1. n лишение; отнятие
2. n потеря, утрата
3. n церк. лишение бенефиция
4. n выключение, депривация
Синонимический ряд:
2. loss (noun) cost; damage; deprival; deprivement; detriment; dispossession; divestiture; forfeit; forfeiture; hurt; loss; pain; privation
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deprivation
сущ.
1)
общ.
лишение, отнятие, потеря, утрата
Sleep deprivations can result in mental disorders. — Потеря сна может вызвать психические расстройства.
People suffered terrible deprivations during the war. — Во время войны люди испытывали ужасные лишения.
2)
соц.
лишение, депривация
See:
See:
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deprivation
[ˌdeprɪ’veɪʃ(ə)n]
сущ.
1) потеря; лишение, отнятие; убыток
3)
ист.
лишение бенефиция
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deprivation
1. депривация; процесс лишения индивида основных жизненных потребностей;
deprivation of civil rights — лишение гражданских прав;
2. недостаточное удовлетворение потребностей;
3. бедность.
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сущ.
1) депривация; процесс лишения индивида основных жизненных потребностей;
2) недостаточное удовлетворение потребностей;
3) бедность.
Англо-русский словарь по социологии > deprivation
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deprivation
n
лишение, отнятие; потеря, утрата
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deprivation
[͵deprıʹveıʃ(ə)n]
1) лишение; отнятие
2) потеря, утрата
4) выключение, депривация
deprivation of hearing [vision, senses] — выключение слуха [зрения, органов чувств]
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Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > deprivation
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déprivation — ● déprivation nom féminin Déprivation sensorielle, synonyme de désafférentation sociale. ● déprivation (expressions) nom féminin Déprivation sensorielle, synonyme de désafférentation sociale. ● déprivation (synonymes) nom féminin Déprivation… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Deprivation — may refer to: Poverty Relative deprivation Sleep deprivation Maternal deprivation See also Depravity (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
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Deprivation — Dep ri*va tion, n. [LL. deprivatio.] 1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Deprivation — (v. lat.), 1) Absetzung; 2) Entsetzung eines Geistlichen von seiner Pfründe, wobei ihm jedoch die Ausübung aller aus der geistlichen Weihe fließenden Rechte blieb … Pierer’s Universal-Lexikon
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Deprivation — (lat.), Beraubung, insbes. Entsetzung eines Geistlichen von seiner Pfründe … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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Deprivation — (lat.), Beraubung, Absetzung, bes. eines Geistlichen von seiner Pfründe … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
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Deprivation — Deprivation, lat., Absetzung; die Entsetzung eines Geistlichen von seiner Pfründe … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
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deprivation — index abridgment (disentitlement), absence (omission), attachment (seizure), censorship, condemnation (seizure) … Law dictionary
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deprivation — mid 15c., removal from office or position, from M.L. deprivationem (nom. deprivatio), noun of action from pp. stem of deprivare (see DEPRIVE (Cf. deprive)) … Etymology dictionary
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deprivation — meaning ‘depriving or being deprived (of something)’, is pronounced dep rivay shǝn, with stress on the third syllable. It should be distinguished from privation, which means ‘lack of the comforts or necessities of life’ … Modern English usage
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deprivation — [n] taking, keeping away; need denial, deprival, destitution, detriment, disadvantage, dispossession, distress, divestiture, divestment, expropriation, hardship, loss, privation, removal, seizure, want, withdrawal, withholding; concepts… … New thesaurus
лишение, потеря, отнятие, лишение бенефиция
существительное ↓
- лишение; отнятие
deprivation of civil rights — поражение в правах, лишение гражданских прав 
- потеря, утрата
- церк. лишение бенефиция
- выключение, депривация
deprivation of hearing [vision, senses] — выключение слуха [зрения, органов чувств]
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
the chronic want and deprivation in the townships — хроническая нужда и лишения в посёлках
sleep deprivation — недостаток сна, недосыпание
to suffer from sleep deprivation — страдать от недосыпания
deprivation of liberty — лишение свободы
deprivation of property — конфискация имущества
deprivation of citizenship — лишение гражданства
deprivation of life — лишение жизни
deprivation of right — лишение права
deprivation of rights — лишение прав
deprivation of senses — выключение органов чувств; сенсорная депривация
deprivation of services — лишение услуг
Примеры с переводом
Sleep deprivations can result in mental disorders.
Недосыпание может привести к психическим расстройствам.
People suffered terrible deprivations during the war.
Во время войны люди испытывали ужасные лишения.
She is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
Она изучает последствия бессонницы.
Losing him is no great deprivation.
Лишиться его — невелика потеря.
She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
В конечном счёте, она преодолела лишения своего детства.
Формы слова
noun
ед. ч.(singular): deprivation
мн. ч.(plural): deprivations
Other forms: deprivations
A state of deprivation means something is missing, and the situation is serious. If you’re suffering from sleep deprivation, you haven’t slept in a long time.
If you know the word deprive — meaning to keep something away from someone — then you’re close to knowing what deprivation means. It describes the state of not having something. Poor people experience a lot of deprivation: poverty keeps them from having enough food or shelter. Plants experiencing water deprivation will shrivel up and die. If you’re grounded your parents might impose video game deprivation, although this word is usually reserved for when you’re lacking something really serious.
Definitions of deprivation
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noun
the disadvantage that results from losing something
“losing him is no great
deprivation”-
synonyms:
loss
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noun
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
“deprivation of civil rights”
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synonyms:
privation
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noun
a state of extreme poverty
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Deprivation or deprive may refer to:
- Poverty, pronounced deprivation in well-being
- Objective deprivation or poverty threshold, the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country
- Relative deprivation, the lack of resources to sustain the lifestyle that one is accustomed to or that a society approves
- Deprivation (child development), inadequate meeting of child’s needs required for an adequate child development
- Deprivation of rights under color of law, a federal criminal offense under U.S. law
- Deprivation, the taking away from a clergyman of his benefice or other spiritual promotion or dignity by an ecclesiastical court
See alsoEdit
- All pages with titles containing Deprivation
- Forfeiture (law), deprivation of a right in consequence of the non-performance of some obligation
- Hypoxia (medical), a medical condition where the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level
- Child neglect, abuse that results in a deprivation of a child’s basic needs