DEPRIVATION Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word deprivation. (close relations)
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| privation | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||||||
| loss | nounn | |||||
noun • something that is lost • gradual decline in amount or activity • the act of losing someone or something • the disadvantage that results from losing something • the experience of losing a loved one • the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue • military personnel lost by death or capture • euphemistic expressions for death | ||||||
| want | verbv | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||
| absence | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being absent • failure to be present • the time interval during which something or somebody is away • the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy | ||||||
| dearth | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| deficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| destitution | nounn | |||||
noun • a state without friends or money or prospects | ||||||
| inadequacy | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of an adequate quantity or number • a lack of competence • unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | ||||||
| indigence | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||
| insufficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| lack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||
| need | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a condition requiring relief • anything that is necessary but lacking • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a state of extreme poverty or destitution verb • require as useful, just, or proper • have need of • have or feel a need for | ||||||
| paucity | nounn | |||||
noun • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| penury | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||
| poverty | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | ||||||
| scarcity | nounn | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| shortage | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||
| insufficience | nounn | |||||
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| bereavement | nounn | |||||
noun • state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one | ||||||
| neediness | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree | ||||||
