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Privation meaning

  1. The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
  2. The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
  3. The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.

Synonyms of Privation

deprivation want neediness poverty poorness impoverishment social control

Related words

Other words often associated with Privation or its synonyms:

wealth aridity insufficiency essential loss desire need requisite necessity pauperisation leanness demand

Using Privation

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute. | The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life. | The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
  • Useful related words include: deprivation, want, neediness, poverty.
  • In the example corpus, privation often appears in combinations such as: or privation, privation of, privation theory.

Context around Privation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

good 1× enforced 1× terrible 1× wartime 1× economic 1×

Often after:

theory 2× appeared 1×

Sentence patterns with Privation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a terrible privation 1× and economic privation 1× and enforced privation the state 1× as a privation or corruption 1× called the privation theory of 1× city to privation and starvation 1× deviation or privation of goodness 1× during wartime privation and rationing 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as more people 1× at the same 1× augustine argued that 1× augustine insisted that 1× dad had grown 1× evil according to 1×

Common sentence endings:

a terrible privation 1× and economic privation 1× burnt toast chilblains 1× fingers and toes 1× in mental institutions 1× in new contexts 1×

Words around Privation

Just before it in the word index:

privatevpn 2 privates 26 privateness 3 privately 1.335 privateers 77 privateering 29

Just after it in the word index:

privations 4 privatisation 165 privatisations 6 privatise 36 privatised 61 privatising 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Privation

  • In this selection, "privation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, good, enforced, terrible, theory and appeared stand out and add context to how "privation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a terrible privation and and economic privation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "privation" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with privation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At the same time, privation appeared in new contexts. (9 words)

My answer was, this is indeed a terrible privation. (9 words)

For example, Blindness is not a separate entity, but is merely a lack or privation of sight. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

It hits hardest in times of war and privation, it has about 20 percent mortality, it kills the victim after about seven days, and it sometimes causes a striking complication: gangrene of the tips of the fingers and toes. (39 words)

Evil as the absence of good (Privation Theory) main The early version of "deny evil" is called the "privation theory of evil", so named because it described evil as a form of "lack, loss or privation". (36 words)

Augustine argued that God could not have created evil in the world, as it was created good, and that all notions of evil are simply a deviation or privation of goodness. (31 words)

Example sentences (14)

Evil as the absence of good (Privation Theory) main The early version of "deny evil" is called the "privation theory of evil", so named because it described evil as a form of "lack, loss or privation".

As more people resist mass house arrest and enforced privation, the state will undoubtedly resort to measures above and beyond locking activists up in mental institutions.

At the same time, privation appeared in new contexts.

My answer was, this is indeed a terrible privation.

Dad had grown up at boarding school in the Highlands during wartime privation and rationing: powdered egg, burnt toast, chilblains.

Augustine argued that God could not have created evil in the world, as it was created good, and that all notions of evil are simply a deviation or privation of goodness.

Augustine insisted that concupiscence was not a being but a bad quality, the privation of good or a wound.

Evil, according to St. Thomas, is a privation, or the absence of some good which belongs properly to the nature of the creature.

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For example, Blindness is not a separate entity, but is merely a lack or privation of sight.

He reports of large numbers of Palestinian refugees leaving even before the outbreak of the 1948 war because of disillusionment and economic privation.

In Hick's approach, this form of theodicy argues that evil does not exist except as a privation —or corruption of—goodness, and therefore God did not create evil.

It hits hardest in times of war and privation, it has about 20 percent mortality, it kills the victim after about seven days, and it sometimes causes a striking complication: gangrene of the tips of the fingers and toes.

Theodahad's successor Witiges gathered together an army and besieged Rome for several months, subjecting the city to privation and starvation.

The recent defeats, together with the severe winter of 1708–09, had caused extreme famine and privation in France.

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Common combinations with privation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "privation" in a sentence?
An example: "Evil as the absence of good (Privation Theory) main The early version of "deny evil" is called the "privation theory of evil", so named because it described evil as a form of "lack, loss or privation"." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "privation" from authentic English texts.
What does "privation" mean?
Privation means: The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
What are synonyms of "privation"?
Common synonyms of "privation" include: deprivation, want, neediness, poverty, poorness, impoverishment, social control.
How many example sentences with "privation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "privation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.