Deprivation

deprivation

noun [ C or U ]

UK /ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃən/

US /ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/

a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary:

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.

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