deprivationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/C2 a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life:
They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.
There is awful deprivation in the shanty towns.
There were food shortages and other deprivations during the Civil War.