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单词 deprived
释义

deprived

adjective

de·​prived di-ˈprīvd How to pronounce deprived (audio)
: marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or of healthful environmental influences
culturally deprived children
sleep-deprived parents

Synonyms

  • depressed
  • disadvantaged
  • underprivileged
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Example Sentences

The diet allows you to eat small amounts of your favorite foods, so you won't feel deprived. a program to help deprived children
Recent Examples on the Web One study in a very deprived area of Dundee, Scotland looked at how the amount of green space in a neighborhood might affect the levels of stress in residents of that neighborhood. Shane O'mara, Outside Online, 13 May 2020 Díaz had an underprivileged upbringing in Colombia’s most deprived area. New York Times, 28 May 2022 In the Dundee study, researchers found that this diurnal decrease is absent, or at least relatively absent, in a deprived population who do not have regular access to and use of green spaces in their urban environment. Shane O'mara, Outside Online, 13 May 2020 Children from disadvantaged backgrounds were likely to be even further behind, as are children in more deprived parts of the North of England and the Midlands. Nick Morrison, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 Road pollution, for example, tends to inflict the greatest damage on those living in deprived urban areas. Kath Mackay, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 There’s also concern about the lack of information flowing into the country, particularly for the ordinary citizens who are most deprived of it. Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021 For many of those seeking a way out of dangerous and deprived circumstances, Europe is the preferred destination. Linas Kojala, CNN, 21 Aug. 2021 Ayala was criticized by law enforcement agencies who said her Brady list deprived officers of due process and risked provable cases being lost because certain officers could not testify. Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

see deprive

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

deprived

adjective

de·​prived
di-ˈprīvd
: not having the things that are needed for a good or healthful life

Legal Definition

deprived

adjective

: marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or care in a healthful environment
a deprived child

deprived 1 of 2

adjective

as in disadvantaged
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment a program to help deprived children

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disadvantaged
  • impoverished
  • depressed
  • poor
  • underprivileged
  • reduced
  • displaced
  • beggared
  • destitute
  • indigent
  • needy
  • bankrupt
  • broke
  • bankrupted
  • dispossessed
  • penniless
  • impecunious
  • unprivileged
  • straitened
  • poverty-stricken
  • pinched
  • penurious
  • insolvent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • privileged
  • advantaged
  • fortunate
  • lucky
  • blessed
  • rich
  • spoiled
  • wealthy
  • affluent
  • blest
  • moneyed
  • pampered
  • opulent
  • loaded
  • successful
  • monied
  • comfortable
  • indulged
  • prosperous
  • flush
  • propertied
  • well-off
  • well-to-do
  • flourishing
  • coddled
  • thriving
  • well-heeled
  • prospering
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deprived

2 of 2

verb

past tense of deprive
1
as in stripped
to take something away from working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stripped
  • bereft
  • divested
  • bereaved
  • denuded
  • shortchanged
  • defrauded
  • cheated
  • abated
  • impoverished
  • stript
  • bankrupted
  • disfurnished
  • cleaned (out)
2
as in deposed
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) a prince who had been deprived after those who opposed the monarchy came to power

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • deposed
  • sacked
  • dismissed
  • dethroned
  • banished
  • displaced
  • toppled
  • ousted
  • unmade
  • uncrowned
  • unseated
  • defrocked
  • usurped
  • removed
  • unthroned
  • fired
  • ejected
  • retired
  • mustered out
  • supplanted
  • subverted
  • expelled
  • canned
  • cashiered
  • discharged
  • overthrew
  • cast out
  • chased
  • extruded
  • routed
  • threw out
  • ran off
  • bounced
  • booted (out)
  • drummed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • invested
  • crowned
  • installed
  • enthroned
  • designated
  • elected
  • initiated
  • baptized
  • appointed
  • inaugurated
  • inducted
  • throned
  • baptised
  • instated
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