deprivation
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Is deprivation a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.countable
2. (uncountable) The state of being deprivedExamples: "Outside the boundaries of the PTEs [Passenger Transport Executives], there was little mechanism to re-open routes, and despite a growing realisation that the lack of transport connectivity was a big contributor towards social deprivation and poor economic performance, there was little government policy recognition."Synonyms: privation, loss, want, bereavementuncountable
3. (countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.countable
4. (followed by “of”) lackExamples: "He was suffering from deprivation of sleep."countableuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary