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Meaning of 'privation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Privation [ n.]
- The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation.
- The state of being deprived or destitute of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need; as, to undergo severe privations.
- The condition of being absent; absence; negation.

Meaning of 'privation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . privation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
Example in sentence:
  • deprivation of civil rights;
  • nutritional privation

Nearby Words:

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