Privation
Pronunciation : Pri*va"tion n.
Etymology : [L. privatio: cf. F. privation. See Private.]
Definition : 1. The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation. Bacon.
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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913