(1):

(n.) The state of being deprived or destitute of something, especially of something required or desired; destitution; need; as, to undergo severe privations.

(2):

(n.) The condition of being absent; absence; negation.

(3):

(n.) The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation.