Vocabulary
Deprivation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.
Urdu meaning
محرومی، معزول، ضرورتمند ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- We are thus creating a vicious cycle of economic deprivation, unemployment and underdevelopment.The interconnection between economic deprivation and social unrest is complex.
- As a result, females are condemned to a lifetime of poor health, deprivation and dependence.
- This condemns these children to a life of physical disability, poverty and deprivation and also exposes them to premature mortality.
- THE heartrending fate of people escaping conflict, deprivation and instability across the globe is among the weightiest burdens.
- Law-enforcement agencies must be sensitised to treat instances of inheritance deprivation as criminal cases, rather than private family disputes.
Synonyms
poverty, impoverishment, penury, privation, hardship, destitution, need, neediness
Curator example
“low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation”
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