/ praɪˈveɪʃn; NAmE / noun
[ C , usually pl. , U ] ( formal ) a lack of the basic things that people need for living
SYN hardship :
the privations of poverty
They endured years of suffering and privation.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Latin privatio(n-) , from privat- deprived, from the verb privare bereave, deprive, from privus single, individual.