privación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prīvātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾibaˈθjon/ [pɾi.β̞aˈθjõn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pɾibaˈsjon/ [pɾi.β̞aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pri‧va‧ción

Noun

privación f (plural privaciones)

1. (also in the plural) deprivation, privation, hardship

   Synonym: penuria

Related terms

• privar

Further reading

• “privación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024