as in deprivations
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 privations
Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
At seventy, Padura is a voice of a generation that endured a long war in Angola and the privations that followed the Soviet collapse.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Since 2022, Russia repeatedly urged China to act quickly to save its economy from inevitable privations stemming from the collapse of its Western market.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In light of the extraordinary privations and mass killing of Gaza’s civilian population in the current war, Hamas’s external leader, Khaled Meshaal, has likened Gaza to Algeria, where independence was achieved only after the death of more than a million civilians.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
At seventy, Padura is a voice of a generation that endured a long war in Angola and the privations that followed the Soviet collapse.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Since 2022, Russia repeatedly urged China to act quickly to save its economy from inevitable privations stemming from the collapse of its Western market.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In light of the extraordinary privations and mass killing of Gaza’s civilian population in the current war, Hamas’s external leader, Khaled Meshaal, has likened Gaza to Algeria, where independence was achieved only after the death of more than a million civilians.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privations
Noun
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Make no mistake, though, Huus Quell is no retreat of deprivations.—
Jackie Caradonio,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
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But, after a quarter of a century of political fracturing, sanctions, and myriad economic deprivations, that isn’t the only task facing the country.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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Economic theory would suggest that the best place to make a major investment such as a STAR bond would be in a place that has low, or lacks, economic activity.—
Sofi Zeman
January 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
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The 6-2, 2-00-pounder lacks experience but does boast ideal length and versatility and currently projects as a late-round selection or free agent.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Privations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privations. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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