as in deprivation
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed
the constant privation of sleep was starting to affect my work
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Recent Examples of privation
As a prisoner of war, Morris R. Wills faced a gamut of privations—he was left malnourished and consigned to filthy conditions amid the ever-present threat of execution.
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Economic privation could further encourage violent competition between Syrian armed groups over territory and revenues.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
But envisioning the privation that followed, with Panguna shut down, requires little imagination.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Saunders and Gamble dig into the domestic privations of poverty — the lack of food and heat, the shame of wearing the same old clothes every day, the constant worry about what’s next.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Economic privation could further encourage violent competition between Syrian armed groups over territory and revenues.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
But envisioning the privation that followed, with Panguna shut down, requires little imagination.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Saunders and Gamble dig into the domestic privations of poverty — the lack of food and heat, the shame of wearing the same old clothes every day, the constant worry about what’s next.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privation
Noun
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According to one 2019 study published in the journal Sleep, moms and dads can expect to experience some form of sleep deprivation for the first six years of their child's life.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The animals’ skulls are later surgically opened, electrodes are implanted into their brains, and researchers show them visual stimuli (images of faces, for example) to examine how the sensory deprivation or other visual manipulations affected their neurodevelopment.—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Red Oak parent Maria Barraza previously warned that the consolidation would destroy the community built around Red Oak, and raised concerns about a lack of engagement from the district with the school’s Spanish-speaking families.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Some listeners began to have doubts about The Velvet Sundown's existence over the past week, with multiple Reddit and X threads pointing out the lack of verifiable information on the band.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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“Privation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privation. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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