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- DictionaryPri·va·tion/prīˈvāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking: "years of rationing and privation"
The meaning of PRIVATION is an act or instance of depriving : deprivation. How to use privation in a sentence.
PRIVATION definition: 1. a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living: 2. a lack…. Learn more.
Privation definition: lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life. See examples of PRIVATION used in a sentence.
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights. “nutritional privation ”. synonyms: deprivation. see more. see less. types: impoverishment, pauperisation, pauperization. the act of making someone poor. starvation, starving.
PRIVATION meaning: 1. a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living: 2. a lack…. Learn more.
noun. /praɪˈveɪʃn/ [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (formal) a lack of the basic things that people need for living synonym hardship. the privations of poverty. They endured years of suffering and privation. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
Privation Definition. A depriving or being deprived; deprivation; specif., the loss or absence of some quality or condition. Lack of the ordinary necessities of life. The condition of being without a specified quality or attribute. The privation of liberty.
