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privation
noun
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- RIVATIO
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
pɹaɪˈveɪʃən
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
“nutritional privation”
noun
a state of extreme poverty
In context
Example Sentences
nutritional privation
deprivation of civil rights
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