Privation

  • 21Privation — Pri|va|ti|on 〈[ va ] f. 20〉 1. 〈veraltet〉 1.1 Beraubung 1.2 Entziehung 2. 〈Logik〉 Negation, bei der das Prädikat dem Subjekt das diesem Wesentliche nimmt, z. B. die Uhr geht nicht [<lat. privatio „Befreiung“; zu privare „berauben, befreien“] * …

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  • 22privation — [[t]praɪve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] privations N UNCOUNT: also N in pl If you suffer privation or privations, you have to live without many of the things that are thought to be necessary in life, such as food, clothing, or comfort. [FORMAL] They endured five… …

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  • 23privation — UK [praɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms privation : singular privation plural privations formal a situation in which you do not have the basic things that you need for a comfortable life …

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  • 24privation — noun Etymology: Middle English privacion, from Anglo French, from Latin privation , privatio, from privare to deprive Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of depriving ; deprivation 2. the state of being deprived; especially lack of what is… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25privation — noun years of rationing and privation Syn: deprivation, hardship, destitution, impoverishment, want, need, neediness, austerity See note at lack Ant: plenty, luxury …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 26privation — /praɪˈveɪʃən / (say pruy vayshuhn) noun 1. lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life, or an instance of this: to lead a life of privation. 2. a depriving. 3. the state of being deprived. {Middle English privacion, from Latin prīvātio} …

  • 27privation of seisin — index disseisin Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28Privation sensorielle — ● Privation sensorielle absence de stimulations des organes des sens par les agents extérieurs qui les provoquent habituellement, susceptible d entraîner divers troubles psychologiques …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 29Privation sensorielle — La privation sensorielle est une méthode de torture psychologique mise au point par la CIA vers 1951 54 à partir d expériences qu elle avait financé en 1951 et faites par le neuropsychologue Donald Hebb sur ses étudiants volontaires à l… …

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  • 30privation — noun a) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute. b) The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life …

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