deprived
AdjectiveUS[dih-prahyvd]/dɪˈpraɪvd/2 syllables
Synonyms:
disadvantaged
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences“a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity”“boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law”Synonyms: disadvantagedOpposite privilegedSimilar underprivileged
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
deprived adjective
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental or social influences; as, a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity; boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law. Syn. — disadvantaged.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5