deprivedde‧prived /dɪˈpraɪvd/ ●○○ adjective 
Deprived children tend to do less well at school.deprived areas/neighbourhoods etc (=where a lot of deprived people live) our deprived inner cities► see thesaurus at poor
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A deprived childhood can lead to emotional problems later.
- Children growing up in deprived areas are far more likely to turn to crime and drug abuse.
- Girls from deprived backgrounds often become pregnant at an early age.
- Most mass demonstrations of this type happen in places where people are enormously deprived.
- Customers come mainly from the more socially deprived homes within the area.
- Desperately deprived groups do not organize to bring about the downfall of a political system.
- Finally, certain vulnerable groups were most affected by these changes, notably black families living in inner city deprived areas.
- For this reason the centre was placed in a deprived area of East London.
- He said the closures would be a blow to youngsters in deprived areas.
- I asked her if she did not feel deprived, having never experienced school life.
- I feel deprived if I can't have the same as everyone else.
- Then there was the resentment over the fur coat she was deprived of because I was sent to a fee-paying school.
THESAURUS
having very little money and not many possessions – used about people or places: · Many families were too poor to pay for education.· poor countries
(also skint British English) [not before noun] informal having very little money, especially for a short period of time. Skint is more informal than the other words: · I’m a bit hard up at the moment· We were so broke we couldn’t afford to go out to the cinema.
[only before noun] a developing country is poor and has very little industry: · The disease is found mainly in developing countries.· the developing world
[usually before noun] much poorer than other people in a country, and not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life – used about people and areas: · The charity works with deprived children in the inner city.· one of the most deprived areas of London
especially written used about groups of people in society who have much less chance of being successful because they are poor: · An increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.
having very little money, and so needing help – used about groups of people: · More help should be given to needy families.· We offer scholarships for needy students.
especially written having no money or possessions and nowhere to live – used when someone is in a very bad situation: · Her family was left destitute after her father died.· destitute refugees
formal impoverished people and places are very poor: · out-of-work miners and their impoverished families· The children come from impoverished neighbourhoods.· one of the world’s most impoverished countries
written extremely poor: · poverty-stricken areas· They were left poverty-stricken.
especially literary having no money: · She died penniless.· a penniless student
Longman Language Activatorhaving fewer opportunities in life because of being poor especially written disadvantaged people or groups have less chance of being successful in life because they are poor -- used especially in social or political contexts: · The university has announced plans to increase the number of students from minority and disadvantaged groups.· Quinn argued that an increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.
having less money and worse living conditions than other people in a society, and little chance of being successful in life: · Princess Anne has done much to help underprivileged children all over the world.
deprived people are very poor and are not able to find good jobs or get a good education. A deprived area is one in which people are poor and do not have many advantages: · Most mass demonstrations of this type happen in places where people are enormously deprived.· Children growing up in deprived areas are far more likely to turn to crime and drug abuse.· Girls from deprived backgrounds often become pregnant at an early age.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Deprived children tend to do less well at school.
not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life: Deprived children tend to do less well at school. (=where a lot of deprived people live) our deprived inner cities
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES our deprived inner cities (=where many poor people live)· He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.
· The school has a high percentage of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
(=without enough money, food, attention etc)· Many children living in these areas have very deprived childhoods.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· I was struck more and more by the fact that there are comparable celebrations of human brilliance in the most deprived places.· The most deprived regions are still suffering from cuts in social services, the police force and education.· As the most deprived section of the population, they need the most help - and urgently.· These organizations were to initiate a renewal scheme for one of the most deprived areas in Britain.
NOUN· Finally, certain vulnerable groups were most affected by these changes, notably black families living in inner city deprived areas.· For this reason the centre was placed in a deprived area of East London.· Marked also was the apparent increase in the discrepancy between revitalising and deprived areas both between and within North Side neighbourhoods.· The two policy approaches - attracting staff to deprived areas and improving the standard of deprived areas - are not mutually exclusive.· And a scholarship will be given to a specially gifted child from a deprived area.· In 1967-8 Education Priority Areas programmes were specifically area-based and targeted on the inner city and other deprived areas.· A survey examined experiences and attitudes in the more socially deprived areas of the city.
· The buses were offered to a leading charity to take deprived children on a trip to Woburn Safari Park.· There were accordingly several moves to bring services for the young offender closer to those for the deprived child.· But by no means do all ordinary children do well, nor all deprived children poorly.· I know of a school not far from this place where there are many highly deprived children, but they work well.· Social services departments cooperate closely with voluntary organizations concerned with the welfare of deprived children.· Voluntary effort has been prominent in the development of services for deprived children.
Deprived children tend to do less well at school.deprived areas/neighbourhoods etc (=where a lot of deprived people live) our deprived inner cities► see thesaurus at poor