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The correct spelling is privation.
How to pronounce privation
/pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/
nounIPA: /pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/
Say it like: Pri-vas-hon
The correct spelling is privation. The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
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Definition
noun
- 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.
- 4.Degradation or suspension from an office.
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