How is the word лишения translated from Russian to English

English translation
Privation
noun

Нехватка самого необходимого для жизни.

A lack of the basic things needed to live.

Examples with “лишения”

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  • Беженцы терпели тяжёлые лишения. — The refugees suffered great privation.

  • Лишения заставили многие семьи уехать на юг. — Privation forced many families to move south.

  • В дневнике описаны лишения той долгой зимы. — The diary describes the privation of that long winter.

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