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privation (s) (noun), privations (pl)
1. The act of depriving people of food or money: Because of privation, there are many poverty stricken men, women, and children in numerous cities who exist on streets, in allies, and under bridges because they don't have any homes.
2. A lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life or the condition resulting from such a deficiency: Many countries have been suffering with long periods of economic privation.
3. Etymology: from Latin privationem and privatio, "a taking away"; from privatus; from privare, "to deprive".
A lack of necessities for decent living.
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