privation in French
privation in French is privation — privation means the lack or loss of a quality that something used to have, or should properly have.
privation in French
privation
(philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
What does "privation" mean?
- noun The lack or loss of a quality that something used to have, or should properly have.
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noun Severe poverty, in which a person goes without life's basic needs.
"Mr. McCarthy wrote for many years in relative obscurity and privation."
- noun The act of taking away someone's basic necessities.
- noun The lowering in rank or removal of someone from a position they hold.
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- Mr. McCarthy wrote for many years in relative obscurity and privation.
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What is "privation" in French?
"privation" in French is privation. privation means: The lack or loss of a quality that something used to have, or should properly have.
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