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deprivation

/ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/noun

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अभाव, वंचना, तंगी

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noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    the fact of not having something that you need, such as enough food, money or a home; the process that causes this

    अभाव, वंचना, तंगी

    • Many children in the area live in deprivation.
    • sleep deprivation
    • social and economic deprivation

    Synonyms poverty hardship want destitution need

    Opposite affluence plenty prosperity wealth

◇Word family
deprive verbdeprived adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Deprive sb of sth (not 'deprive sb from sth'), as in 'The prisoners were deprived of food'.

'deprive sb of sth' सही है ('deprive sb from sth' नहीं), जैसे 'The prisoners were deprived of food'।