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privation

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As a noun, privation means the state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed.

Meanings of privation

6 meanings

noun

  1. philosophyThe state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

  2. The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.

  3. The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.

  4. A state of extreme poverty

    Similar: want, deprivation, neediness

  5. Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

    “nutritional privation”

    “deprivation of civil rights”

    Similar: deprivation
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteDegradation or suspension from an office.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a state of extreme poverty
wantdeprivationneediness
noun: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
deprivation

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Nearby words

privacyprivateprivate enterpriseprivateerprivatelyprivatesprivatizationprivatizeprivilegeprivilegedprivyprize