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Added 9 October 2026

privation

/pɹɪˈveɪʃən/ noun

Latin root: prīvātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about privation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English privacioun, from Middle French privation, privacion, from Old French privacion, from Latin prīvātiō; compare French privation. See private.

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