privation
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Degradation or suspension from an office.
Sinonieme
destitution
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/pɹɪˈveɪʃən/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
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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