PRIVATION Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word privation. (close relations)
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| deprivation | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the disadvantage that results from losing something • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||||||
| want | verbv | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||
| absence | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being absent • failure to be present • the time interval during which something or somebody is away • the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy | ||||||
| bankrupt | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts adjective satellite • financially ruined verb • reduce to bankruptcy | ||||||
| beggary | nounn | |||||
noun • a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) • the state of being a beggar or mendicant | ||||||
| dearth | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| deficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| destitution | nounn | |||||
noun • a state without friends or money or prospects | ||||||
| impecuniousness | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of lacking money | ||||||
| impoverishment | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions • the act of making someone poor | ||||||
| inadequacy | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of an adequate quantity or number • a lack of competence • unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | ||||||
| indigence | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||
| insolvency | nounn | |||||
noun • the lack of financial resources | ||||||
| insufficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| lack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||
| need | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a condition requiring relief • anything that is necessary but lacking • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a state of extreme poverty or destitution verb • require as useful, just, or proper • have need of • have or feel a need for | ||||||
| paucity | nounn | |||||
noun • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| pauperism | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||
| penury | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||
| poorness | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions • less than adequate • the quality of being meager • the quality of being poorly made or maintained | ||||||
