as in deprivation
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed
the constant privation of sleep was starting to affect my work
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In Small Rain, too, the narrator finds himself in extreme privation.
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Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Photographer Russell Lee captured the hardships and privations (as well as moments of joy) in America's mining communities in the mid-1940s.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
There are age-old customs, social mores and privations, as well as conflict with nation-state ideology.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 19 July 2024
Parental regret springs from a range of origins, not all having to do with privation of choice or means.
—R. O. Kwon, TIME, 22 Apr. 2024
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Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Photographer Russell Lee captured the hardships and privations (as well as moments of joy) in America's mining communities in the mid-1940s.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
There are age-old customs, social mores and privations, as well as conflict with nation-state ideology.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 19 July 2024
Parental regret springs from a range of origins, not all having to do with privation of choice or means.
—R. O. Kwon, TIME, 22 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for privation
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“Privation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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