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dispossessed
[ dis-puh-zest ]
adjective
- evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted.
- without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised.
- having suffered the loss of expectations, prospects, relationships, etc.; disinherited; disaffiliated; alienated:
The modern city dweller may feel spiritually dispossessed.
Word History and Origins
Origin of dispossessed1
Example Sentences
He posted on X: "The Holy Father dedicated his life to serving the poor and dispossessed. "
In the golden age of mobility, the winners were the dispossessed.
Now that fires from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Castaic have finally subsided, thousands upon thousands of residents are returning to a life dispossessed of its least common denominators.
So eight decades ago, they came back, not only dispossessed of property but subjected to some of the same abuse they’d experienced when they were taken away.
This is because, through the experiences of dispossessed patients, the world’s conflicts fall sharply into focus.
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