PRIVATION Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

privation

noun

prī-ˈvā-shən

Definition of privation

as in deprivation

the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed the constant privation of sleep was starting to affect my work

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Recent Examples of privation Still, the mesh grids spreading across Haiti's countryside prove that the country's energy story may transcend the privation. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 These are people who still carry within them memories of war, occupation, and stretches of extreme privation. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land. — Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026 Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for privation

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Both were transferred to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth and spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit, where they were diagnosed with brain injuries due to oxygen deprivation.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
According to the indictment, detainees were subjected to electric shocks, simulated drowning, beatings, asphyxiation, sleep deprivation and threats against their relatives.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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High energy costs, coupled with record exits of foreign investors from its capital markets due to risk aversion and the lack of artificial intelligence play, have kept the rupee under pressure.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
What should make all hardcore wheelmen and wheelwomen happy is the lack of a huge center screen.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026

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