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PRIVATION Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word privation. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For PRIVATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for privation, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
deficiency impoverishment lack need poorness poverty
Phrases (1)
social control

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