deprivation
pronunciation
How to pronounce deprivation in British English:
UK [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn]
How to pronounce deprivation in American English:
US [ˌdɛprəˈveʃən]
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- Noun:
- a state of extreme poverty
- the disadvantage that results from losing something
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
Word Origin
- deprivation (n.)
- mid-15c., "removal from office or position," from Medieval Latin deprivationem (nominative deprivatio), noun of action from past participle stem of deprivare (see deprive).
Example
- 1. Eventually , this extreme sleep deprivation kills them .
- 2. However , much sleep deprivation is involuntary .
- 3. To try to understand sleep deprivation , ethical scientists prefer to experiment on rats .
- 4. But the bank might do more harm than good if it shifted focus from absolute poverty to relative deprivation .
- 5. Do you adjust to deprivation quite so quickly ?