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    privation
    /prʌɪˈveɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a state in which food and other essentials for well-being are lacking: "years of rationing and privation"
    • 2. the loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present: formal "cold is the privation of heat"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRIVATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRIVATION definition: 1. a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living: 2. a lack…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › privationPrivation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : an act or instance of depriving : deprivation. 2. : the state of being deprived. especially : lack of what is needed for existence. Synonyms. deprivation. loss. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of privation in a Sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › privationPRIVATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Privation definition: lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life. See examples of PRIVATION used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRIVATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PRIVATION meaning: 1. a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living: 2. a lack…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › privationPrivation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're lacking the basic necessities of life — food, water, political freedom, and so on — you're suffering from privation. Privation has become a rather old-fashioned word, and these days the word is often used with irony: present day privations are usually of the order of not having wireless Internet or video games.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprivation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of privation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRIVATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. loss or lack of the necessities of life, such as food and shelter. 2. hardship resulting from this. 3. the state of being deprived. 4. logic obsolete. the absence from an object of what ordinarily or naturally belongs to such objects. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › privationPrivation - definition of privation by The Free Dictionary

    1. a. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life: living in times of privation. b. An act, condition, or result of deprivation or loss: endured the privations of war. 2. The condition of being without a specified quality or attribute: the privation of liberty.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › privationPrivation Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Privation definition: The condition of being without a specified quality or attribute.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › privationprivation | meaning of privation in Longman Dictionary of...

    privation meaning, definition, what is privation: a lack or loss of the things that everyo...: Learn more.