deprivation /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/ noun3 •The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving. •The act of deposing or divesting of some dignity; in particular the taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.A Roman, elected in 896 by the Roman faction in a popular tumult, to succeed Formosus. He had twice incurred a sentence of deprivation of orders, as a subdeacon and as a priest. — 1913 •The state of being deprived; lack.He was suffering from deprivation of sleep. formsdeprivations