privación
deprivation
noun pree-bah-SYOHN Rare
Origin: Latin privatio, from privare (to deprive).
Usage Note
Privación refers to the state of being deprived of something necessary, such as food, sleep, or freedom (privación de libertad). The plural privaciones often describes hardships in general. The related verb is privar ('to deprive'), and the adjective privado means both 'private' and 'deprived of'.
Examples
"Sufrieron grandes privaciones durante la guerra."
Natural Translation
They suffered great deprivations during the war.

Free starter pack
Building your Spanish vocabulary?
Get the 100 most common Spanish words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.
Related Words
Explore Spanish by topic
SpanishNow
6 min read