deprivation :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (4)

n. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"

n. the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"

n. a state of extreme poverty

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Fuzzynyms (18)

n. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"

n. a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

n. the lack of financial resources

n. a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

n. an acute insufficiency

n. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

n. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

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n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

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