deprived
Syllables: de·prived/dɪˈpɹaɪvd/
deprived adjective: subject to deprivation; poor. Also the past participle of deprive.
Adjective
deprived (comparative more deprived, superlative most deprived)
- Subject to deprivation; poor.
- London attracts some of the richest people in the world, but it is home also to some of the poorest people in the land. The three most deprived areas in Britain are all in London — Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney.2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 2013
- Synonyms:
- forlorn
Also used as
deprived is also the past participle of deprive.
deprived meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada
deprived in Hindi
- subject to deprivation
- वंचित vañcit
deprived in Marathi
- वंचित, वंचित राहिलेले
deprived in Bengali
- বঞ্চিত, বঞ্চিতরা
deprived in Kannada
- ವಂಚಿತರಾದವರು, ವಂಚಿತರಾದರು
More languagesFewer languages
- deprived in Punjabi
- ਵੰਚਿਤ
- deprived in Gujarati
- વંચિત
- deprived in Odia
- ବଞ୍ଚିତ
- deprived in Nepali
- वञ्चित, वंचित
Examples of deprived in a sentence
- The plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights.
- Plants grow leggy if deprived of light.
- Once full of light industry, today it has some of the most deprived areas in England.
Synonyms of deprived
Forms of deprived
| comparative | more deprived |
|---|---|
| superlative | most deprived |
Words formed from deprived
Phrases with deprived
Words that rhyme with deprived
Questions about deprived
- What does deprived mean?
- Deprived means subject to deprivation; poor.
- What is deprived in Hindi?
- Deprived in Hindi is वंचित (vañcit). See Deprived meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is deprived?
- Deprived is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce deprived?
- Deprived is pronounced /dɪˈpɹaɪvd/.
Words near deprived in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: deprived (page history and authors); deprived (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deprived (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deprived (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deprived (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deprived (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deprived (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deprived (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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