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English noun: privation

1. privation (state) a state of extreme poverty


Synonymsdeprivation, neediness, want


Broader (hypernym)impoverishment, poorness, poverty

2. privation (act) act of depriving someone of food or money or rights


SamplesNutritional privation.
Deprivation of civil rights.


Synonymsdeprivation


Broader (hypernym)social control


Narrower (hyponym)impoverishment, pauperisation, pauperization, starvation, starving









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