deprived
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- //dɪˈpɹaɪvd//
Subject to deprivation; poor.
adjective
- 1
Subject to deprivation; poor.
London attracts some of the richest people in the world, but it is home also to some of the poorest people in the land. The three most deprived areas in Britain are all in London — Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney.
verb
- 1
Also a form of deprivepast participle of deprive
Forms
- comparative
- more deprived
- superlative
- most deprived