deprivation

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dep·ri·va·tion / ˌdeprəˈvāshən/ • n. the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society: low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation. ∎  the lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity: sleep deprivation. ∎  archaic the action of depriving someone of office, esp. an ecclesiastical office.

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