deprivation

US /ˌdɛprəˈveʃən/

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UK /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/

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  • The state of being without basic economic resources or opportunities.
  • The state of lacking or being kept from something that is considered necessary or desirable.
  • The act of depriving someone of something; the state of being deprived.
  • The act of preventing someone from having something, especially a right or advantage.
  • The state of suffering from a lack of basic necessities.

noun

  • State of lacking something needed