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privation
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privation
n.
lack of necessities, absence of items needed for livelihood; poverty, indigence, destitution; denial, deprivation, withholding
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Privation
Privation is the absence or lack of basic necessities. The term can be used in a psychological context, often referring to a lack of relationships, or a philosophical context, where vital qualities are absent.
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privation
Noun
1. a state of extreme poverty
(synonym) want, deprivation
(hypernym) poverty, poorness, impoverishment
2. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"
(synonym) deprivation
(hypernym) social control
(hyponym) pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment
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privation
nf.
deprivation, deprival, privation, bereavement, derequisition
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Privation
(n.)
The state of being deprived or destitute of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need; as, to undergo severe privations.
The state of being deprived or destitute of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need; as, to undergo severe privations.
(n.)
The condition of being absent; absence; negation.
The condition of being absent; absence; negation.
(n.)
The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation.
The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation.
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