| English noun: privation | |||
| 1. | privation (state) a state of extreme poverty | ||
| Synonyms | deprivation, neediness, want | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impoverishment, poorness, poverty | ||
| 2. | privation (act) act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||
| Samples | Nutritional privation. Deprivation of civil rights. | ||
| Synonyms | deprivation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | impoverishment, pauperisation, pauperization, starvation, starving | ||