privation

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English privacioun, from Middle French privation, privacion, from Old French privacion, from Latin prīvātiō; compare French privation. See private. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹɪˈveɪʃən/, /pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === privation (countable and uncountable, plural privations) (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute. The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life. Synonym: destitution The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation. (obsolete) Degradation or suspension from an office. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin prīvātiō. Morphologically, from priver +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁi.va.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === privation f (plural privations) deprivation shortage, deficiency defect === Further reading === “privation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012