VDict - Definition of privation

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privation

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Noun

act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
- nutritional privation
- deprivation of civil rights

a state of extreme poverty

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Synonyms:
deprivation want neediness

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "privation":
privation probation
Words contain "privation":
deprivation privation sensory deprivation sleep deprivation
Words contain "privation" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
privation mortification deprivation

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