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deprived - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'deprived' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deprived [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Deprive

Meaning of 'deprived' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deprived [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
Example in sentence:
  • 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