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dispossessed

adj · verb · 4 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.

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adj

Meaning 1

homeless

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

impoverished

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of dispossess

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security- James Stern

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: homeless, roofless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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