the fact of not having something that you need, like enough food, money or a home; the process that causes this贫困；丧失；剥夺- In the inner cities you will find neglected children suffering from social deprivation.在内城区总能看到遭社会遗弃无人照管的儿童。
- a study of the effects of sleep deprivation睡眠缺失影响的研究
- the deprivation of war (= the suffering caused by not having enough of some things)战时的物品匮乏
- the deprivations and hardships resulting from the blockade封锁造成的匮乏和困苦
Extra Examples- Many of the people suffered severe deprivation.这些人中有许多生活穷困潦倒。
- an area of acute social and economic deprivation社会福利严重缺失、经济极度贫困的地区
- The latest government initiative aims to reduce rural unemployment and deprivation.政府的最新举措旨在减少农村的失业和贫困。
Topics Social issuesc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + deprivationSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘removal from office’): from medieval Latin deprivatio(n-), from the verb deprivare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’.