home Melanie Richards deprivation dep⋅ri⋅va⋅tion  [dep-ruh-vey-shuhn] –noun 1. the act of depriving. 2. the fact of being deprived. 3. dispossession; loss. 4. removal from ecclesiastical office. d a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z dangle death darkness deprivation deer desert desk destruction dif-doi decapitate dairy dead defeat