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Entbehrung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deprivation noun The state of lacking something necessary, such as food, sleep, or basic comfort.
  • hardship noun A period of severe difficulty, suffering, or lack; hard times.
  • privation noun The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

Senses

Entbehrung is used for these senses in English:

  • deprivation (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
  • privation (philosophy) 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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