Privation - English meaning

noun

A cause of pain or harm.

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A crippling affliction of the nervous system

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Something that makes you suffer

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Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.

noun

Sternness or severity of manner or attitude.

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He was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism

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Austerity is also a bad economic condition that does not allow luxuries

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Military spending continues even in periods of austerity.

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A situation in which a government spends as little money as possible because of bad economic conditions

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The idea was to stabilise the economy through strict austerity., the government introduced a number…

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The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.

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Low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation

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An absence or too little of something important

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[ c ] there were food shortages and other deprivations during the war.

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Poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself.

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The family faced eviction and destitution

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The state of being without money, food, a home, or possessions

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Destitution has become a major problem in the capital., they both died in poverty and destitution.

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An unfavourable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness.

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A major disadvantage is the limited nature of the data

verb

Put in an unfavourable position in relation to someone or something else.

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The pension scheme tends to disadvantage women

noun

Something that makes a successful result less likely, esp. less likely for you than it is for others

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There are disadvantages to living in a rural area., she felt that being so young put her at a disad…

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

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To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

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Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

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Severe suffering or privation.

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Intolerable levels of hardship

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A condition of life that causes difficulty or suffering

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[ u ] the 1930s were a time of high unemployment and economic hardship.

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A condition that causes difficulty or suffering, for example, being without a job or enough money

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Financial/economic hardship the price of cooking gas increased five-fold, worsening the economic ha…

noun

The process of becoming poor; loss of wealth.

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Fifteen years of political instability resulted in widespread impoverishment and famine

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The condition of being or becoming very poor, or the act of making someone very poor

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The drought reduced many farmers to impoverishment., progress has meant continued impoverishment an…

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A state of extreme poverty; destitution.

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He did valuable work towards the relief of indigence

noun

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.

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A man who had brought her nothing but misery

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Great unhappiness

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[ u ] with the rice harvest, hope is sprouting amid the misery.

verb

Require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable.

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I need help now

noun

Circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity.

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The basic human need for food

noun

The state of being very poor; extreme poverty.

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He couldn't face another year of penury

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The state of being extremely poor

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The state of being extremely poor.

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Thousands of families are living in abject poverty

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The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.

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Weapons that cause unnecessary suffering

verb

Experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).

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He suffered intense pain

verb

Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.

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I want an apple

noun

A lack or deficiency of something.

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Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable