pri
va
tion
Plural
privations
1
the act of denying someone access to basic needs such as food, money, or rights
- The regime's policies led to widespread privation of civil liberties.
- War often results in the privation of food and medical care.
- The court ruled that the eviction constituted privation of shelter.
- Political privation left many communities voiceless.
- The blockade caused privation of vital supplies.
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2
a condition of severe hardship or poverty
- He grew up in privation, with barely enough to eat.
- The memoir recounts years of privation during the Great Depression.
- Refugees endured extreme privation before reaching safety.
- Her strength came from surviving long periods of privation.
- The village suffered privation after the drought destroyed crops.
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