Privation — Defs

01 n. The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation.

1.
The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation.
2.
The state of being deprived or destitute of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need; as, to undergo severe privations.
3.
The condition of being absent; absence; negation.
“Evil will be known by consequence, as being only a privation, or absence, of good.” — South.

“Privation mere of light and absent day.” — Milton.