Deprivation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of extreme poverty

the disadvantage that results from losing something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːɾɚdi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛpɹɪvˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛpɹɪvˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːɾɚdi/.

Examples

his loss of credibility led to his resignation
losing him is no great deprivation
nutritional privation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

privation loss neediness want

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of extreme poverty
noun	the disadvantage that results from losing something “his loss of credibility led to his resignation”
noun	act of depriving someone of food or money or rights “nutritional privation”

Word Forms

want	verb	be without, lack; be deficient in
deprive	verb	take away possessions from someone
needy	adjective	poor enough to need help from others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entbehrung

ein Zustand extremer Armut

🇫🇷French

privation

un état d'extrême pauvreté

🇪🇸Spanish

privación

un estado de extrema pobreza

🇮🇹Italian

privazione

uno stato di estrema povertà

🇳🇱Dutch

ontbering

een toestand van extreme armoede

🇵🇹Portuguese

privação

um estado de extrema pobreza

🇷🇺Russian

лишение

состояние крайней бедности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हानि

अत्यधिक गरीबी की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

বঞ্চনা

চরম দারিদ্র্যের একটি রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

பற்றாக்குறை

ஒரு தீவிர வறுமை நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

లేమి

అత్యంత పేదరిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

वंचितता

अत्यंत गरिबीची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વંચિતતા

અત્યંત ગરીબીની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭಾವ

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಬಡತನದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇല്ലായ്മ

കടുത്ത ദാരിദ്ര്യത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮੀ

ਅਤਿ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

محرومی

انتہائی غربت کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剥夺

赤贫状态

🇯🇵Japanese

剥奪

極度の貧困状態

🇰🇷Korean

박탈

극도의 빈곤 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiếu thốn

tình trạng nghèo đói cùng cực

🇹🇭Thai

การกีดกัน

สถานะของความยากจนข้นแค้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

perampasan

keadaan yang sangat miskin

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakait

isang estado ng matinding kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

kekurangan

keadaan kemiskinan yang melampau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحرمان

حالة من الفقر المدقع

🇮🇷Persian

محرومیت

وضعیت فقر شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

yoksunluk

aşırı yoksulluk durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחְסוֹר

מצב של עוני קיצוני

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The primary meaning of 'deprivation' is 'a state of extreme poverty'.

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'deprivation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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