Privation

/pɹa‍ɪvˈe‍ɪʃən/

/pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/

Privation

act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

a state of extreme poverty

Examples

1. But over the years Palestinian football has boomed in spite of its privations.

2. Augusten developed this idea of evil as a privation.

3. Monck himself wasn’t exempt from this period’s privations, suffering similar varieties of discomfort and deprivation as his troops.

4. Go out on a cold winter’s day and you feel the severity of that privation.