deprived Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb take away possessions from someone
   deprive; divest; strip.
   
   • The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
2. verb keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
   deprive.
   
3. verb take away
   deprive; impoverish.
   
4. adjective satellite marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
   disadvantaged.
   
   • 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

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