PRIVATION


Meaning of PRIVATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prī-ˈvā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English privacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin privation-, privatio, from privare to deprive

Date: 14th century

1. : an act or instance of depriving : deprivation

2. : the state of being deprived ; especially : lack of what is needed for existence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.