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deprivation

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dep·ri·va·tion  (dpr-vshn)
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
b. The condition of being deprived; privation.
2. A removal of rank or office.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deprivationdeprivation - a state of extreme poverty          
impoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
2.deprivation - the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
3.deprivation - act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"
social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
pauperisation, pauperization, impoverishment - the act of making someone poor
starving, starvation - the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"

deprivation
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deprivation [dɛprɪˈveɪʃən] nprivación f (= loss); pérdida
deprivation [dɛprɪˈveɪʃən] nprivation f (= loss); perte f
deprivation [dɛprɪˈveɪʃən] nEntbehrung f, Not f;
(of freedom, rights etc) → Entzug m
deprivation [dɛprɪˈveɪʃən] nprivazione f (= state); indigenza;
(PSYCH) → carenza affettiva


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Thereafter, feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, he schemed to convince all the other Foxes that being tailless was much more attractive, thus making up for his own deprivation.
What wrong can it refer to except this deprivation of her father?
You must feel it as a deprivation to you, miss, replies Mr.
 
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