deprived

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈpɹaɪvd/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧prived

Adjective

deprived (comparative more deprived, superlative most deprived)

  1. Subject to deprivation; poor.
    • 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 September 2013:
      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.

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Verb

deprived

  1. past participle of deprive