| NOUN | state | deprivation, privation, want, neediness | a state of extreme / extreme poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | deprivation, loss | the disadvantage that results from losing / losing / losing / losing / losing / losing / losing something | |
| act | deprivation, privation | act of depriving someone of food or money or rights |
| Sounds | deh.prahvey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A state of extreme / extreme poverty. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | privation, want, neediness | |
| Broader | poverty, poorness, impoverishment | The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions |
| Spanish | pobreza, privación | |
| Catalan | privació | |
| Verbs | deprive | take away |
| deprive | take away possessions from someone | |
| Meaning | The disadvantage that results from losing / losing / losing / losing / losing / losing / losing something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "losing him is no great deprivation" | |
| Synonym | loss | |
| Broader | disadvantage | The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position |
| Spanish | pérdida, privación | |
| Catalan | pèrdua, privació | |
| Meaning | Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "deprivation of civil rights" | |
| Synonym | privation | |
| Narrower | pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment | The act of making someone poor |
| starvation, starving | The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | |
| Broader | social control | Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
| Spanish | privación | |
| Catalan | privació | |
| Verbs | deprive | take away |
| deprive | keep from having, keeping, or obtaining | |
| deprive | take away possessions from someone | |
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