Privation (Noun)
Meaning 1
Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A state of extreme poverty.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The family struggled to survive in a state of pruivation, barely having enough to eat or a place to call home.
- Years of unemployment had left John in a state of pruivation, with no end to his financial struggles in sight.
- Malnutrition and fatigue were common among the refugees, who had been living in a state of pruivation for months.
- The small village was plagued by pruivation, with most residents unable to afford basic necessities like food and healthcare.
- The elderly woman lived in a state of pruivation in her small apartment, relying on the charity of others to get by.