privation, deprivation
(noun) act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; “nutritional privation”; “deprivation of civil rights”
loss, deprivation
(noun) the disadvantage that results from losing something; “his loss of credibility led to his resignation”; “losing him is no great deprivation”
privation, want, deprivation, neediness
(noun) a state of extreme poverty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deprivation (countable and uncountable, plural deprivations)
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(uncountable) The state of being deprived
Synonyms: privation, loss, want, bereavement
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
(followed by “of”) lack
• Distinguish from depravation.
Source: Wiktionary
Dep`ri*va"tion, n. Etym: [LL. deprivatio.]
1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
2. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
3. (Eccl. Law)
Definition: the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
Note: Deprivation may be a beneficio or ab officio; the first takes away the living, the last degrades and deposes from the order.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
