deprived

[ dih-prahyvd ]

adjective

1. marked by deprivation; lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter:

   a deprived childhood.

deprived

/ dɪˈpraɪvd /

adjective

1. lacking adequate food, shelter, education, etc

   deprived inner-city areas

Other Words From

• self-de·prived adjective
• unde·prived adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deprived¹

First recorded in 1545–55; deprive + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The House Ethics Committee was set to release a report detailing the findings of an investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use on Friday, but President-elect Donald Trump's selection of the Florida Republican to be attorney general abruptly deprived the panel of its jurisdiction.

From Salon

In February, U.N. experts condemned the use of sexual violence against women and girls in detention, and in August described substantiated reports by men and women of “detainees in cage-like enclosures, tied to beds blindfolded and in diapers, stripped naked, deprived of adequate healthcare, food, water and sleep, electrocutions including on their genitals, blackmail and cigarette burns. In addition, victims spoke of loud music played until their ears bled, attacks by dogs, waterboarding, suspension from ceilings and severe sexual and gender-based violence.”

From Salon

While Republicans are free to ignore Puerto Rico’s 3.2 million inhabitants, who are U.S. citizens deprived of the right to vote in a presidential general election, they are deeply concerned about the hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans who live in the United States, many in battlegrounds such as Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

From Salon

Some of the most deprived areas of the West Midlands fear they could lose millions in levelling-up money promised by the previous Conservative government.

From BBC

Both teams can exorcise the 2017 demons, then give us the series we were deprived of in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• destitute
• disadvantaged
• dispossessed
• needy
• underprivileged