deprivation (redirected from emotional deprivation)

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.

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deprivation [ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən]

n

1. an act or instance of depriving

2. the state of being deprived social deprivation a cycle of deprivation and violence

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deprivation - a state of extreme poverty           neediness, privation, want 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" loss 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" privation 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"

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deprivation

noun

1. lack, denial, deficiency, withholding, robbing, withdrawal, removal, expropriation, divestment, dispossession, deprival Millions suffer from sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.

2. want, need, hardship, suffering, distress, disadvantage, oppression, detriment, privation, destitution Single women with children are likely to suffer financial deprivation.

Translations

deprivation [ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃən] N (Psych) (= act) → privación f; (= state) → necesidad f
he lived a life of deprivation → vivía en la necesidad → vivió una vida llena de privaciones
the deprivations of the past thirty years → las privaciones de los últimos treinta años
sleep deprivation → falta f de sueño
social deprivation → marginación f social

deprivation [ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃ^ən] n

(= poverty) → privation f
social deprivation (= poverty) → misère f sociale

(= loss) → manque m, privation f
sleep deprivation → manque de sommeil

deprivation

n

(= depriving) → Entzug m; (= loss) → Verlust m; (Psych) → Deprivation f; (of rights) → Beraubung f

(= state) → Entbehrung f; (= lack of necessities) → Mangel m; the deprivations of the war → die Entbehrungen des Krieges

deprivation [ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃ/ən] n (act) → privazione f; (state) → indigenza

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deprivation [ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃ/ən] n (act) → privazione f; (state) → indigenza