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privation

noun

Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

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Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
14

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Pronunciation

pɹaɪˈveɪʃən

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noun

  1. Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights

    “Nutritional privation”

noun

  1. A state of extreme poverty

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Nutritional privation
Deprivation of civil rights

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