Deprivation

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
  • noun. The condition of being deprived; privation.
  • noun. A removal of rank or office.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of depriving; a taking away.
  • noun. The state of being deprived; loss; want; bereavement.
  • noun. Degradation from office, rank, or position; deposition: now used chiefly of the deposition of a bishop or other clergyman.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
  • noun. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
  • noun. the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
  • noun. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
  • noun. The taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
  • noun. lack
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
  • noun. a state of extreme poverty
  • noun. the disadvantage that results from losing something
  • Word Usage
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