(はくだつかん)

はくだつかん
noun
sense of deprivation; feeling of being deprived
1. sense of deprivation; feeling of being deprived
The psychological feeling that something one is entitled to or accustomed to has been taken away.
剥奪感(はくだつかん)(かん)じる。
To feel a sense of deprivation.
失業(しつぎょう)による剥奪感(はくだつかん)社会(しゃかい)問題(もんだい)になっている。
The sense of deprivation caused by unemployment has become a social issue.
経済(けいざい)格差(かくさ)(ひろ)がるにつれ、(おお)くの(ひと)相対的(そうたいてき)剥奪感(はくだつかん)(いだ)くようになった。
As economic disparity has widened, many people have come to feel a sense of relative deprivation.

A compound of 剥奪(はくだつ) (deprivation, stripping away) and (かん) (feeling, sense). A sociological and psychological term that describes the subjective experience of being deprived of rights, status, or resources.

In sociology, 相対的(そうたいてき)剥奪感(はくだつかん) (relative deprivation) is an important concept — it refers to the feeling of being worse off compared to others in one's reference group, even if one's objective conditions are not poor.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 相対的(そうたいてき)剥奪感(はくだつかん): relative deprivation
  • 剥奪感(はくだつかん)(かん)じる: to feel deprived
  • 剥奪感(はくだつかん)(いだ)く: to harbor a sense of deprivation
  • 社会的(しゃかいてき)剥奪感(はくだつかん): social deprivation

RELATED TERMS:

  • 喪失感(そうしつかん): sense of loss — feeling of having lost something precious
  • 疎外感(そがいかん): feeling of alienation — sense of being excluded
  • 不公平感(ふこうへいかん): sense of unfairness