privation

The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.countableuncountable

The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.countableuncountable

• His [the Native American's] nature is stern, simple and enduring; fitted to grapple with difficulties, and to support privations.
• Mr. McCarthy wrote for many years in relative obscurity and privation.

The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.countableuncountable

Degradation or suspension from an office.countableobsoleteuncountable

• Refinement and amusement, like knowledge, are so diffused now-a-days, that an exile from the royal circle would be a nominal punishment; but it then included every species of privation. The theatre—at that era such a resource—balls, fêtes,