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privation (noun)

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  • privation — ► NOUN ▪ a state in which essentials such as food and warmth are lacking. ORIGIN Latin, from privare bereave, deprive …   English terms dictionary

  • privation — noun Etymology: Middle English privacion, from Anglo French, from Latin privation , privatio, from privare to deprive Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of depriving ; deprivation 2. the state of being deprived; especially lack of what is… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • privation — I noun absence, attachment, bad fortune, bad luck, bankruptcy, beggary, bereavement, confiscation, dearth, deprivation, deprivement, destitution, dispossession, dissipation, distress, divestment, egestas, exhaustion, famine, financial straits,… …   Law dictionary

  • privation — mid 14c., action of depriving, from O.Fr. privacion, from L. privationem (nom. privatio) a taking away, noun of action from pp. stem of privare deprive (see PRIVATE (Cf. private)). Meaning want of life s comforts or of some necessity is attested… …   Etymology dictionary

  • privation — noun years of rationing and privation Syn: deprivation, hardship, destitution, impoverishment, want, need, neediness, austerity See note at lack Ant: plenty, luxury …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • privation — noun a) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute. b) The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life …   Wiktionary

  • privation — noun (C, U) formal a lack or loss of the things that everyone needs, such as food, warmth, and shelter: Despite the privations of wartime she managed to keep the children healthy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • privation — UK [praɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms privation : singular privation plural privations formal a situation in which you do not have the basic things that you need for a comfortable life …   English dictionary

  • privation — /praɪˈveɪʃən / (say pruy vayshuhn) noun 1. lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life, or an instance of this: to lead a life of privation. 2. a depriving. 3. the state of being deprived. {Middle English privacion, from Latin prīvātio} …  

  • privation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. want, loss, poverty, indigence; deprivation, bereavement, dispossession. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. want, destitution, penury; see poverty 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. deprivation, need, want,… …   English dictionary for students

  • privation — pri|va|tion [ praı veıʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL a situation in which you do not have the basic things you need for a comfortable life …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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