deprivation

/ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌde-prə-ˈvā-shən also ˌdē-ˌprī-/ (ame, mw)

deprivation — noun

  • deprivationsingular
  • deprivationsplural

1. when people go for a long time without enough food, clean water, a safe home, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

when people go for a long time without enough food, clean water, a safe home, or medical care, that serious lack of basic needs is called deprivation

例句

Children living in deprivation often cannot focus at school because they are hungry.

uncountable noun: 'living in deprivation'

The drought brought severe food deprivation to the farming villages of northern Kenya.

collocation: food deprivation / sleep deprivation

同義詞
  • poverty

    focuses specifically on lack of money and financial resources, while deprivation covers a wider range of basic needs

  • hardship

    broader term covering any kind of difficult living conditions, not only lack of material essentials

  • need

    emphasises the absence of life's absolute basics like food, water, and shelter; less formal than deprivation

  • destitution

    a much stronger word meaning extreme, total deprivation with no resources at all

反義詞
  • affluence

    having an abundance of money and material possessions

  • prosperity

    a state of being successful and financially comfortable

文法句型

deprivation + of + [need/necessity]

adjective + deprivation

用法筆記

Frequently combined with a preceding noun to name the specific area of need: sleep deprivation, food deprivation, sensory deprivation. The phrase 'relative deprivation' is used in sociology to describe the feeling of being worse off than others in your community.

常見錯誤

❌Many children suffer from deprivation food in rural areas.
✅Many children suffer from food deprivation in rural areas.
💡When specifying the type, put the noun before 'deprivation', not after.
❌The deprivation children cannot afford school.
✅The deprived children cannot afford school.
💡Use the adjective 'deprived', not the noun 'deprivation', to describe people directly.

2. when someone loses something they own, deserve, or have a legal right to — for e

2.名詞B2
釋義

when someone loses something they own, deserve, or have a legal right to — for example, their freedom is removed, their property is taken, or a privilege is withheld against their will

例句

Keeping a prisoner alone in a tiny cell is a deprivation of basic human rights.

pattern: 'deprivation of + [right/freedom]'

Parents argued that the new ban on playtime was a deprivation of their children's rights.

同義詞
  • removal

    more neutral and general; removal can be voluntary or by agreement, while deprivation is usually against the person's will

  • confiscation

    specifically means taking property by official authority, often as a punishment

  • denial

    focuses on refusing to give something (like a right or request) rather than taking away something already held

  • seizure

    strong, forceful taking by legal or official power; often used with physical objects or assets

反義詞
  • granting

    the act of giving or allowing something, especially a right or permission

  • restoration

    giving back something that was taken away

文法句型

deprivation + of + [right/freedom/property]

a deprivation of + [something]

用法筆記

Most common in formal and legal writing. The construction is nearly always 'deprivation of [something]' where the something is a right, freedom, or possession the person is entitled to. In legal systems, 'unlawful deprivation of liberty' is a specific charge.

常見錯誤

❌The court ruled that it was a deprivation from his rights.
✅The court ruled that it was a deprivation of his rights.
💡'deprivation' always takes 'of', never 'from'.