DEPRIVATIONS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word deprivations. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEPRIVATIONS
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privation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||||||||
loss | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is lost • gradual decline in amount or activity • the act of losing someone or something • the disadvantage that results from losing something • the experience of losing a loved one • the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue • military personnel lost by death or capture • euphemistic expressions for death | ||||||||
want | verbv | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||||
bereavement | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one | ||||||||
adjournment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the termination of a meeting • the act of postponing to another time or place | ||||||||
dearth | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||||
destitution | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state without friends or money or prospects | ||||||||
hardship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • something hard to endure • something that causes or entails suffering | ||||||||
impoverishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions • the act of making someone poor | ||||||||
lack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||||
need | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a condition requiring relief • anything that is necessary but lacking • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a state of extreme poverty or destitution verb • require as useful, just, or proper • have need of • have or feel a need for | ||||||||
penury | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||||
poverty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | ||||||||
scarcity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||||
withdrawal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a retraction of a previously held position • the act of taking out money or other capital • the act of withdrawing • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. • the act of ceasing to participate in an activity • a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation • formal separation from an alliance or federation • the termination of drug taking | ||||||||
neediness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree |