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want vs privation

privation vs want

want and privation both are nouns.

want is a verb but privation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
want Yes No Yes No
privation Yes No No No
As nouns, want and privation are synonyms defined as:
  • want and privation: a state of extreme poverty
Other synonyms of want include deprivation, neediness.
want (noun) privation (noun)
a specific feeling of desire act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
anything that is necessary but lacking a state of extreme poverty
a state of extreme poverty
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
want (verb) privation (verb)
wish or demand the presence of
have need of
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
be without, lack; be deficient in
Difference between want and privation

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