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deprivation
noun [C or U] /ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃən/Definition
C2 a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life: 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.Poverty and poor
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