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privation [praɪˈveɪʃən] n
1. loss or lack of the necessities of life, such as food and shelter 2. hardship resulting from this 3. the state of being deprived 4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic obsolete the absence from an object of what ordinarily or naturally belongs to such objects [from Latin prīvātiō deprivation] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
privation Translations privation [praɪˈveɪʃən] N privation n (= hardship) → Entbehrung f, → Einschränkung f; to suffer many privations → viele Entbehrungen erleiden; wartime privations → die Entbehrungen pl → der Kriegszeit privation [praɪˈveɪʃ/ən] n a. (state) → privazione f b. (hardship) → privazioni fpl, stenti mpl privation [praɪˈveɪʃ/ən] n a. (state) → privazione f b. (hardship) → privazioni fpl, stenti mpl n privation [praiˈveiʃən] poverty; hardship. armoede فَقْر، فاقَه، عَوَز лишение nedostatek, nouze fattigdom die Entbehrung στέρηση, κακουχία privación puudus, häda محرومیت؛ نیازمندی puute privation מַחסוֹר अभाव nyomor kemiskinan skortur privazione 欠乏 궁핍 nepriteklius, skurdas trūkums; grūtības kekurangan keperluan hidup ontbering fattigdom, mangel på midler niedostatek privação lipsă; sărăcie лишение; нужда nedostatok pomanjkanje nemaština umbärande[], försakelse ความขาดแคลน ihtiyaç, sıkıntı 貧困,艱難 нестаток, злидн غربت، پريشاني tình trạng thiếu thốn 贫困,艰难 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We say that that is capable of some particular faculty or possession has suffered privation when the faculty or possession in question is in no way present in that in which, and at the time at which, it should naturally be present. And Nancy's deepest wounds had all come from the perception that the absence of children from their hearth was dwelt on in her husband's mind as a privation to which he could not reconcile himself. In the stress of privation and the need of effort I might sometimes forget the somber secret ever baffling the conjecture that it compels. |
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