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Privation - What does it mean?

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privation

English

Noun

  • (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.
  • The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.

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