deprivation
/ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən/
noun
- The state of not having enough of something that is needed or wanted, such as food, money, or basic comforts.
- Sleep deprivation can lead to serious health problems over time.
- Children growing up in poverty often face deprivation of proper nutrition and education.
- The long drought caused severe deprivation for the farming community.
- The act of taking something away from someone or preventing them from having it.
- Deprivation of liberty is a serious matter that requires legal justification.
- The prisoners protested the deprivation of their right to receive visitors.
- The court ordered the deprivation of his driving privileges for a year.