1. Noun
The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation.
2. Noun
The state of being deprived or destitute of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need; as, to undergo severe privations.
3. Noun
The condition of being absent; absence; negation.
4. Noun
a state of extreme poverty
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