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privation vs starving

starving vs privation

privation and starving both are nouns.

privation is not an adjective while starving is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
privation Yes No No No
starving Yes Yes No No
As nouns, starving is a hyponym of privation; that is, starving is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than privation:
  • privation: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
  • starving: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
Other hyponyms of privation include impoverishment, pauperisation, pauperization, starvation.
privation (noun) starving (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
privation (adjective) starving (adjective)
suffering from lack of food
Difference between privation and starving

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