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Privation
/pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/
The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
📖 Definitions of "Privation"
noun
- 1
The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
- 2
The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
- 3
The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
- 4
Degradation or suspension from an office.
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