...probably the most severely deprived children in the country.
...the problems associated with life in a deprived inner city area.
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deprived — adj. marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental or social influences; as, a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity; boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deprived — adj: marked by deprivation esp. of the necessities of life or care in a healthful environment a deprived child Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. deprived … Law dictionary
deprived of — index devoid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deprived — 1550s, dispossessed, pp. adj. from DEPRIVE (Cf. deprive). As a euphemism for the condition of children who lack a stable home life, by 1945 … Etymology dictionary
deprived — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suffering a detrimental lack of basic material and cultural benefits … English terms dictionary
deprived — [dēprīvd′, diprīvd′] adj. that has undergone deprivation; specif., of or from a poor or depressed area; underprivileged … English World dictionary
Deprived — Deprive De*prive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depriving}.] [LL. deprivare, deprivatium, to divest of office; L. de + privare to bereave, deprive: cf. OF. depriver. See {Private}.] 1. To take away; to put an end; to destroy.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deprived — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ADVERB ▪ extremely, severely, very ▪ totally ▪ plants … Collocations dictionary
deprived — de|prived [dıˈpraıvd] adj not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life ▪ Deprived children tend to do less well at school. deprived areas/neighbourhoods etc (=where a lot of deprived people live) ▪ our deprived inner… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deprived — de|prived [ dı praıvd ] adjective * not having the things that are essential for a comfortable life: deprived children in the inner cities a deprived childhood people living in deprived areas … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
