privation vs starvation

privation and starvation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
privation	Yes	No	No	No
starvation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, starvation is a hyponym of privation; that is, starvation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than privation:

Other hyponyms of privation include impoverishment, pauperisation, pauperization, starving.

privation (noun)	starvation (noun)
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights	the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
a state of extreme poverty	a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period