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deprivation

1.	(noun) act of depriving
	Synonyms: privation
	Related Words: impoverishment, pauperization, social control, starvation, starving

2.	(noun) the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation" or "losing him is no great deprivation"
	Synonyms: loss
	Related Words: disadvantage

3.	(noun) a state of extreme poverty
	Synonyms: privation, want
	Related Words: impoverishment, poorness, poverty