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- Dictionaryde·prived/dəˈprīvd/
adjective
- 1. suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits: "the charity cares for destitute and deprived children"
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Deprived means marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or of healthful environmental influences. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of deprived.
Deprived means not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.
Deprive means to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Deprive is a verb that means to take something away from someone or something. It can also mean to withhold something from someone or something, or to remove someone from office. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases.
Deprived definition: marked by deprivation; lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter. See examples of DEPRIVED used in a sentence.
deprivation. Deprive definition: to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons). See examples of DEPRIVE used in a sentence.
Being deprived means lacking important things like food and water. For example, when warm clothing, housing, and nutrition are in short supply, the people are deprived of basics of life.
