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- Dictionarydeprived/dɪˈprʌɪvd/
adjective
- 1. suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits: "the charity cares for destitute and deprived children"
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not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions: She had a deprived childhood /comes from a deprived background. a deprived area. Synonym. disadvantaged. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not having much or enough money.
to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need: be deprived of He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom. It is very damaging to deprive a child of affection. You can't function properly when you're deprived of sleep. Fewer examples. He complained that his captors had deprived him of his basic human rights.
The meaning of DEPRIVED is marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or of healthful environmental influences. How to use deprived in a sentence.
Deprived definition: marked by deprivation; lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter. See examples of DEPRIVED used in a sentence.
: to take something away from. deprived him of his professorship J. M. Phalen. the risk of injury when the brain is deprived of oxygen. 2. : to withhold something from. deprived a citizen of her rights. 3. : to remove from office. the Archbishop … would be deprived and sent to the Tower Edith Sitwell. 4. obsolete : remove.
Definition of deprived adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need: be deprived of He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom. It is very damaging to deprive a child of affection. You can't function well when you're deprived of sleep. Fewer examples. He complained that his captors had deprived him of his basic human rights.
to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy. to remove from ecclesiastical office. deprive. / dɪˈpraɪv /.
Being deprived means lacking important things like food and water. For example, when warm clothing, housing, and nutrition are in short supply, the people are deprived of basics of life.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education. ...probably the most severely deprived children in the country.
