deprived
1deprived — adj. 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… …
2deprived — adj: marked by deprivation esp. of the necessities of life or care in a healthful environment a deprived child Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. deprived …
3deprived of — index devoid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4deprived — 1550s, dispossessed, pp. adj. from DEPRIVE (Cf. deprive). As a euphemism for the condition of children who lack a stable home life, by 1945 …
5deprived — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suffering a detrimental lack of basic material and cultural benefits …
6deprived — [dēprīvd′, diprīvd′] adj. that has undergone deprivation; specif., of or from a poor or depressed area; underprivileged …
7Deprived — Deprive De*prive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depriving}.] [LL. deprivare, deprivatium, to divest of office; L. de + privare to bereave, deprive: cf. OF. depriver. See {Private}.] 1. To take away; to put an end; to destroy.… …
8deprived — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ADVERB ▪ extremely, severely, very ▪ totally ▪ plants …
9deprived — de|prived [dıˈpraıvd] adj not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life ▪ Deprived children tend to do less well at school. deprived areas/neighbourhoods etc (=where a lot of deprived people live) ▪ our deprived inner… …
10deprived — [[t]dɪpra͟ɪvd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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… …
