PRIVATION Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word privation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PRIVATION
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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 | ||||||||