noun · countable / uncountable · rare

privation

privation · privations

Entbehrung, Einschränkung, Mangel, Armut

The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessedThe state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

/pɹɪˈveɪʃən/

» I can conceive nothing so respectable as the spirit which rises above misfortune, and prefers honourable privations to debt or dependence.

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
Entbehrung, Einschränkung, Mangel
(countable, uncountable)The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
Armut, Not
(countable, uncountable)The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Degradation or suspension from an office.

Examples

1 sentences

I can conceive nothing so respectable as the spirit which rises above misfortune, and prefers honourable privations to debt or dependence.
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Translations

2 languages

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By meaning 2

philosophy: 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:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English privacioun, from Middle French privation, privacion, from Ol

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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