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单词 deprivation
释义

deprivation

[ dep-ruh-vey-shuhn ]
/ ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of depriving.
the fact of being deprived.
dispossession; loss.
removal from ecclesiastical office.
privation.

Origin of deprivation

1525–35; <Medieval Latin dēprīvātiōn- (stem of dēprīvātiō), equivalent to dēprīvāt(us) deprived (past participle of dēprīvāre;see deprive, -ate1) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM deprivation

non·dep·ri·va·tion, nounpre·dep·ri·va·tion, nounself-dep·ri·va·tion, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for deprivation

  • Employ temperance in all things, avoiding overindulgence in celebration or self-deprivation.

    The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for deprivation

deprivation
/ (ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən) /

noun

an act or instance of depriving
the state of being deprivedsocial deprivation; a cycle of deprivation and violence
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for deprivation

deprivation
[ dĕp′rə-vāshən ]

n.

The absence, loss, or withholding of something needed.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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