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dis·pos·sessed

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–adjective

1.	evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted.

2.	without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised.

3.	having suffered the loss of expectations, prospects, relationships, etc.; disinherited; disaffiliated; alienated: The modern city dweller may feel spiritually dispossessed.

[Origin: 1590–1600; dispossess + -ed²

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dis·pos·sess Audio Help (dĭs'pə-zěs') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dis·pos·sessed, dis·pos·sess·ing, dis·pos·sess·es
To deprive (another) of the possession or occupancy of something, such as real property.

dis'pos·ses'sion (-zěsh'ən) n., dis'pos·ses'sor n., dis'pos·ses'so·ry (-zěs'ə-rē) adj.

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dis·pos·sessed Audio Help (dĭs'pə-zěst') Pronunciation Key
adj.