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deprived

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /dɪˈpɹaɪvd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪvd
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 P R AY1 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Subject to deprivation; poor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forlorn

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

past participle of deprive

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity
  • boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disadvantaged

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: strádající — subject to deprivation
  • Dutch: misdeeld — subject to deprivation
  • Finnish: köyhä — subject to deprivation
  • French: dépouillé — subject to deprivation
  • German: beraubt — subject to deprivation
  • German: benachteiligt — subject to deprivation
  • German: unterprivilegiert — subject to deprivation
  • German: arm — subject to deprivation
  • Hindi: वंचित (vañcit) — subject to deprivation
  • Māori: tukaunga — subject to deprivation
  • Polish: pozbawiony — subject to deprivation
  • Romanian: defavorizat — subject to deprivation
  • Spanish: desprovisto — subject to deprivation
  • Spanish: desproveído — subject to deprivation
  • Turkish: yoksun — subject to deprivation