Deprived - English meaning

verb

Be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.

Usage examples:

She had recently been bereaved

verb

To have a close relation or friend who has died

Usage examples:

Everyone who has been bereaved has to find his or her own way of coping.

verb

State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.

Usage examples:

Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy

verb

To say that something is not true

Usage examples:

The governor denied reports that he will resign., [ + that clause ] she has denied that she plans t…

adjective

(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.

Usage examples:

She felt lonely and depressed

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

Usage examples:

That first day at school depressed me

adjective

Feeling unhappy and without hope

Usage examples:

He’s depressed about losing his job., this is an economically depressed area.

adjective

Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.

Usage examples:

The charity cares for destitute children

adjective

Without money, possessions, or any of the things needed to live

Usage examples:

These groups gathered clothing, schoolbooks, and medical supplies for the destitute flood victims.

adjective

Without money, food, a home, or possessions

Usage examples:

During the global economic crisis many people were left destitute., poverty and destitution are wid…

adjective

(of a person or area) in unfavourable circumstances, especially with regard to financial or social opportunities.

Usage examples:

Disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed

verb

Put in an unfavourable position in relation to someone or something else.

Usage examples:

The pension scheme tends to disadvantage women

verb

Deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions.

Usage examples:

They were dispossessed of lands and properties during the reformation

verb

To force someone to give up the possession of a house, land, or other property

Usage examples:

Many people were dispossessed of their homes during the war.

adjective

Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I was distressed at the news of his death

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I didn't mean to distress you

adjective

Distressed debts, etc. are sold to investors at very low prices because there is a high risk that the company owing them will be unable to pay them back. investors buy them because they hope to get back more from the company owing the money than they have paid for the debts

Usage examples:

The texas-based firm buys distressed assets from financial institutions and liquidates them at a pr…

verb

Deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions).

Usage examples:

Men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle

phrasal verb

Deprive someone of something in an underhand or unfair way.

Usage examples:

She was always chasing him about money, as if he was trying to do her out of her share

phrasal verb

To cheat someone by preventing that person from obtaining or keeping something of value

Usage examples:

Con men did him out of over $10,000 of his hard-earned money.

adjective

Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Usage examples:

Forlorn figures at bus stops

adjective

Looking or feeling alone and sad because you need help but do not expect to get it

Usage examples:

As i left little bobby on his first day of school, he gave me such a forlorn look.

adjective

(of a person or area) made poor.

Usage examples:

Impoverished villages

verb

Make (a person or area) poor.

Usage examples:

The wars had impoverished him

adjective

Extremely poor

Usage examples:

An impoverished family

adjective

(of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor.

Usage examples:

Needy and elderly people

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

Usage examples:

They were too poor to afford a telephone

adjective

Extremely poor

Usage examples:

My grandparents arrived in this country as poverty-stricken immigrants.

verb

Cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious.

Usage examples:

The drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain

verb

Remove all coverings from.

Usage examples:

They stripped the bed

noun

An act of undressing, especially in a striptease.

Usage examples:

She got drunk and did a strip on top of the piano

noun

A long, narrow piece of cloth, paper, plastic, or some other material.

Usage examples:

A strip of linen

adjective

(of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society.

Usage examples:

Needy and underprivileged members of the community

adjective

Lacking the money and the basic social advantages that most people have; poor

Usage examples:

A summer camp for underprivileged children