privation

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• Degradation or suspension from an office.

Origin

• From Old French privacion, from Latin prīvātiō; compare French privation. See private.