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Terribleness vs Privation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terribleness and privation

is that terribleness is the characteristic of being terrible while privation is the state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

terribleness

English

Noun

(es)
  • The characteristic of being terrible.

    • 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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