deprived
adjective
de·prived
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Definition of deprived
: marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or of healthful environmental influences
culturally deprived children sleep-deprived parents
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Synonyms & Antonyms for deprived
Synonyms
depressed, disadvantaged, underprivileged
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Examples of deprived in a Sentence
The diet allows you to eat small amounts of your favorite foods, so you won't feel deprived.
deprived children growing up in the slums
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They are concentrated in deprived areas, which are also home to gangs, says Simon Harding of the University of West London. — The Economist, "A British anti-knife drive comes home to roost," 22 Aug. 2019 Nearly 200 electric fans were dispatched to the deprived schools. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Planned power shutoffs could bring wrenching trade-offs," 19 Aug. 2019 Not everyone thinks more measurement is what children in low-income and deprived areas need. — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, "The scientific effort to protect babies from trauma before it happens," 22 June 2019 Two city supervisors have proposed banning new corporate construction from installing employee cafeterias, with the hope that the hungry, deprived workers will hit the bricks and kick off a neighborhood culinary renaissance. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Back to Real Office Lunches? Only if Someone Makes Us Do It," 3 Aug. 2018 Meyer and his coauthors conclude that this suggests food stamps are doing a good job of targeting the most deprived Americans. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "How many Americans live on $2 a day? The biggest debate in poverty research, explained.," 5 June 2019 As the numbers of Palestinian dead and injured mounted in Gaza, the already-deprived healthcare sector sagged under the weight of the casualties. — Tareq Baconi, The New York Review of Books, "One Year of Gaza Protests. A New Era of Palestinian Struggle?," 29 Mar. 2019 Abdullah personally endows 30 scholarships a year for talented students from deprived backgrounds. — Richard Mcgill Murphy, Town & Country, "Desert Prep," 17 Dec. 2012 The abolition of a wealth tax in 2007 deprived economists of valuable data on individual households’ finances. — The Economist, "Giddy property prices are a test for Swedish policymakers," 21 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deprived.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for deprived
deprived
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of deprived
: not having the things that are needed for a good or healthy life
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deprived
adjective
de·prived
| \ di-ˈprīvd\
Kids Definition of deprived
: not having the things that are needed for a good or healthful life
deprived
adjectiveLegal Definition of deprived
: marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or care in a healthful environment
a deprived child
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