If you suffer privation or privations, you have to live without many of the things that are thought to be necessary in life, such as food, clothing, or comfort.
[formal]
They endured five years of privation during the Second World War.
The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance. [+ of]
Synonyms: want, poverty, need, suffering More Synonyms of privation
privation in British English
(praɪˈveɪʃən)
noun
1.
loss or lack of the necessities of life, such as food and shelter
2.
hardship resulting from this
3.
the state of being deprived
4. logic obsolete
the absence from an object of what ordinarily or naturally belongs to such objects
Word origin
C14: from Latin prīvātiō deprivation
privation in American English
(praɪˈveɪʃən)
noun
1.
a depriving or being deprived; deprivation; specif., the loss or absence of some quality or condition
2.
lack of the ordinary necessities of life
Word origin
ME privacion < L privatio < privare: see private
Examples of 'privation' in a sentence
privation
This was retribution for all the years of death and misery and privation.
Ross, Melville LOHENGRIN (2002)
He had had to cope with unexpected physical pain and with severe bodily privation.
Robert Silverberg THE LONGEST WAY HOME (2002)
(noun)
Definition
loss or lack of the necessities of life
(formal)
They endured years of privation during the war.
Synonyms
want
He said they were fighting for freedom from want.
poverty
Many people in the region still live in absolute poverty.
need
the state of need in the developing world
suffering
It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
loss
lack
Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
distress
There was little support to help them in their distress.
misery
An elite profited from the misery of the poor.
necessity
They were reduced to begging through economic necessity.
hardship
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
penury
He was brought up in penury, without education.
destitution
attempts made to relieve destitution
neediness
indigence
Additional synonyms
in the sense of destitution
attempts made to relieve destitution
Synonyms
pennilessness,
want,
distress,
dire straits,
privation (formal),
penury,
neediness,
beggary,
indigence,
pauperism,
impecuniousness,
utter poverty
in the sense of distress
Definition
financial trouble
There was little support to help them in their distress.
Synonyms
need,
suffering,
trouble,
trial,
difficulties,
poverty,
misery,
hard times,
hardship,
straits,
misfortune,
adversity,
calamity,
affliction,
privation (formal),
destitution,
ill-fortune,
ill-luck,
indigence
in the sense of hardship
Definition
something that causes suffering
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
Synonyms
suffering,
want,
need,
trouble,
trial,
difficulty,
burden,
misery,
torment,
oppression,
persecution,
grievance,
misfortune,
austerity,
adversity,
calamity,
affliction,
discomfort,
tribulation,
privation (formal),
destitution
Nearby words of
privation
private detective
private parts
privately
privation
privilege
privileged
privy
Synonyms of 'privation'
privation
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of indigence
Synonyms
poverty,
want,
need,
distress,
necessity,
privation (formal),
penury,
destitution
in the sense of lack
Definition
shortage or absence of something required or desired
Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
Synonyms
shortage,
want,
absence,
deficiency,
need,
shortcoming,
deprivation,
inadequacy,
scarcity,
dearth,
privation (formal),
shortness,
destitution,
insufficiency,
scantiness,
debt
in the sense of misery
Definition
squalid or poverty-stricken conditions
An elite profited from the misery of the poor.
Synonyms
poverty,
want,
need,
squalor,
privation (formal),
penury,
destitution,
wretchedness,
sordidness,
indigence
in the sense of necessity
Definition
great poverty
They were reduced to begging through economic necessity.
Synonyms
poverty,
need,
privation (formal),
penury,
destitution,
extremity,
indigence
in the sense of need
Definition
poverty or destitution
the state of need in the developing world
Synonyms
poverty,
deprivation,
destitution,
neediness,
distress,
extremity,
privation (formal),
penury,
indigence,
impecuniousness
in the sense of penury
Definition
extreme poverty
He was brought up in penury, without education.
Synonyms
poverty,
want,
need,
privation (formal),
destitution,
straitened circumstances,
beggary,
indigence,
pauperism
in the sense of poverty
Definition
the state of lacking adequate food or money
Many people in the region still live in absolute poverty.