act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
“nutritional privation”
Word Forms
want
verb
be without, lack; be deficient in
deprive
verb
take away possessions from someone
needy
adjective
poor enough to need help from others
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Entbehrung
ein Zustand extremer Armut
🇪🇸Spanish
privación
un estado de extrema pobreza
🇮🇹Italian
privazione
uno stato di estrema povertà
🇳🇱Dutch
ontbering
een toestand van extreme armoede
🇵🇹Portuguese
privação
um estado de extrema pobreza
🇷🇺Russian
лишения
состояние крайней бедности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वंचना
अत्यधिक गरीबी की स्थिति
🇮🇳Tamil
தனியுரிமை
ஒரு தீவிர வறுமை நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రైవేషన్
అత్యంత పేదరిక స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
खाजगीपणा
अत्यंत गरिबीची स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખાનગીકરણ
અત્યંત ગરીબીની સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಖಾಸಗಿತನ
ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಬಡತನದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്വകാര്യത
കടുത്ത ദാരിദ്ര്യത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਜਤਾ
ਅਤਿ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
پرائیویشن
انتہائی غربت کی حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
匮乏
赤贫状态
🇯🇵Japanese
窮乏
極度の貧困状態
🇰🇷Korean
결핍
극도의 빈곤 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự thiếu thốn
tình trạng nghèo đói cùng cực
🇹🇭Thai
ความขาดแคลน
สถานะของความยากจนข้นแค้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
kekurangan
keadaan yang sangat miskin
🇵🇭Filipino
kahirapan
isang estado ng matinding kahirapan
🇲🇾Malay
kekurangan
keadaan kemiskinan yang melampau
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الحرمان
حالة من الفقر المدقع
🇮🇷Persian
محرومیت
وضعیت فقر شدید
🇹🇷Turkish
yokluk
aşırı yoksulluk durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
חסך
מצב של עוני קיצוני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'privation'?
The primary meaning of 'privation' is 'a state of extreme poverty'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'privation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'privation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'privation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'privation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'privation' in your daily reading?
Very Often
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Do you find 'privation' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'privation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'privation' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'privation' in a professional email?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Never
Would you classify 'privation' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
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