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   Pri·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 loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present: "cold is the privation of heat"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin privatio(n-), from privat- ‘deprived’, from the verb privare (see private).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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