PRIVATIONS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word privations. (close relations)
privation
Best Alternative Words for PRIVATIONS
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adversities | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | ||||||||
deprivations | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the disadvantage that results from losing something • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||||||||
difficulties | nounn | |||||||
noun • an effort that is inconvenient • the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result | ||||||||
hardships | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of misfortune or affliction • something hard to endure • something that causes or entails suffering | ||||||||
tribulations | nounn | |||||||
noun • an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
neediness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree | ||||||||
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 |