Definitions for PRIVATION
praɪˈveɪ ʃənpri·va·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. privation, want, deprivation, needinessnoun

   a state of extreme poverty

2. privation, deprivationnoun

   act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

   "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. privationnoun

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

2. privationnoun

   The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.

3. privationnoun

   The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Privationnoun

   Etymology: privation, Fr. privatio, Lat.

   1. Removal or destruction of any thing or quality.

   For, what is this contagious sin of kind,
   But a privation of that grace within. Davies.

   So bounded are our natural desires,
   That wanting all, and setting pain aside,
   With bare privation sense is satisfy’d. Dryden.

   After some account of good, evil will be known by consequence, as being only a privation or absence of good. South.

   A privation is the absence of what does naturally belong to the thing, or which ought to be present with it; as when a man or horse is deaf or dead, or a physician or divine unlearned; these are privations. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   2. The act of the mind by which, in considering a subject, we separate it from any thing appendant.3. The act of degrading from rank or office.

   If part of the people or estate be somewhat in the election, you cannot make them nulls or cyphers in the privation or translation. Francis Bacon.

   If the privation be good, it follows not the former condition was evil, but less good; for the flower or blossom is a positive good, although the remove of it, to give place to the fruit, be a comparative good. Francis Bacon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Privation

   Privation is the absence or lack of basic necessities.

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1. privation

   Privation refers to the loss or absence of a quality, attribute, or basic necessity that is considered essential or vital for normal function and wellbeing. In other words, privation is a state of lacking or being deprived of something, especially of a necessity or comfort. It can be applied in different contexts such as poverty, lack of education, lack of emotional care, and others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Privationnoun

   the act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation

2. Privationnoun

   the state of being deprived or destitute of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need; as, to undergo severe privations

3. Privationnoun

   the condition of being absent; absence; negation

4. Etymology: [L. privatio: cf. F. privation. See Private.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Privation

   prī-vā′shun, n. state of being deprived of something, esp. of what is necessary for comfort: destitution: (logic) absence of any quality: (obs.) degradation or suspension from an office.—adj. Priv′ative, causing privation: consisting in the absence of something.—n. that which is privative or depends on the absence of something else: (logic) a term denoting the absence of a quality: (gram.) a prefix denoting absence or negation.—adv. Priv′atively.—n. Priv′ativeness. [L.; cf. Private.]

Matched Categories

1. • Poverty
   • Social Control

How to pronounce PRIVATION?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PRIVATION in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PRIVATION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of PRIVATION in a Sentence

1. John Kenneth Galbraith:

   The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character-building value of privation for the poor.

2. Pope Francis about perceptions:

   The soul of the Cuban people ... was forged amid suffering and privation which would not suppress the faith.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PRIVATION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Privation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PRIVATION
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PRIVATION
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PRIVATION