deprived

American  

[dih-prahyvd] / dɪˈpraɪvd /

adjective

1. marked by deprivation; lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter.

   a deprived childhood.

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deprived British  

/ dɪˈpraɪvd /

adjective

1. lacking adequate food, shelter, education, etc

   deprived inner-city areas

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Other Word Forms

• self-deprived adjective
• undeprived adjective

Etymology

Origin of deprived

First recorded in 1545–55; deprive + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"We lived under a political system that had no culture, no language and no political or social rights... we were deprived of all of them," said Roksan Mohammed.

From Barron's

The NRS said people living in some of Scotland's most deprived communities were more likely to live in poor health than those in the least deprived areas.

From BBC

A report by the think tank found that a child growing up in a workless household was four times more likely to be materially deprived than in a working household.

From BBC

A vicious cycle has become ingrained - a deprived area to which poor people are sent, or find their way to through circumstance, rather than choice.

From BBC

Will, rather than being deprived, simply had very particular rules about what he would eat, and whether or not his diet was killing him didn’t necessarily mean he was mentally incompetent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• destitute
• disadvantaged
• dispossessed
• needy
• underprivileged