deprivation Definition
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deprive
verb
- deprived, depriving
1. To take or keep it from them; to prevent them from using or enjoying it.
- Thesaurus: deny, rob, strip, bereave, seize, divest, expropriate, dispossess, denude; Antonym: bestow.
- Form: deprive someone of something (usually)
- Hardship, etc, caused by being deprived of necessities, rights, etc.
- Thesaurus: need, want, destitution, hardship.
- The act of depriving or state of being deprived.
- Thesaurus: withdrawal, dispossession, divestment; Antonym: bestowal.
