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adjective
marked by deprivation; lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter: a deprived childhood.
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Deprived
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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verb (used with object), de·prived, de·priv·ing.
1.
to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
2.
to remove from ecclesiastical office.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English depriven < Anglo-French, Old French depriver < Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + prīvāre to deprive (prīv(us) private + -āre infinitive suffix)
1275–1325; Middle English depriven < Anglo-French, Old French depriver < Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + prīvāre to deprive (prīv(us) private + -āre infinitive suffix)
Related forms
de·priv·a·ble, adjective
de·priv·al, noun
de·priv·er, noun
non·de·priv·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDpre·de·prive, verb (used with object), pre·de·prived, pre·de·priv·ing.
self-de·priv·ing, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Word Origin & History
deprived
1550s, "dispossessed," pp. adj. from deprive. As a euphemism for the condition of children who lack a stable home life, by 1945.
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