privation

🇺🇸 /praɪˈveɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /praɪˈveɪʃn/
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noun
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not having the things necessary for a comfortable life

During the war, people lived through severe privation.

translation

n. not having the things necessary for a comfortable life

Word Forms

Plural privations