Deprived

//dɪˈpɹaɪvd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of deprive form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Subject to deprivation; poor.

    "London attracts some of the richest people in the world, but it is home also to some of the poorest people in the land. The three most deprived areas in Britain are all in London — Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences wordnet

Synonyms

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disadvantagedbadly offbeggaredbeggarlybereavedbereft

Example

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"Astonishment deprived me of speech."

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person deprived of libertysleep-deprived

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