self-deprivation

noun

A deprivation at one's own initiative.

“Dieting is self-deprivation.”

OriginEnglish deprivation ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

nounself-deprivation (countable and uncountable, plural self-deprivations)

plural self-deprivations

  1. countableuncountableA deprivation at one's own initiative.

    Dieting is self-deprivation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishdeprivation
  9. Englishself-deprivation

From self- + deprivation.

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APA

self-deprivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprivation

MLA

“self-deprivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprivation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-deprivation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprivation.

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