privation
privation
nounDefinition of PRIVATION
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed <the constant privation of sleep was starting to affect my work>
Synonyms deprivation, loss
Related Words absence, dearth, lack, need, want; dispossession; denial, forfeit, forfeiture, penalty, sacrifice; bereavement; deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, scarcity, shortage
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