deprivation

Definitions

The damaging lack or loss of basic material benefits or necessities.

The act of withholding or taking something away from someone.

Examples

Prolonged sleep deprivation can have a serious impact on your cognitive performance and overall health.

The charity works to alleviate the suffering caused by extreme poverty and the deprivation of basic human needs.

Synonyms

lack deficiency privation scarcity need want destitution

Antonyms

abundance plenty surplus sufficiency wealth affluence profusion