deprived

adjective

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

verb (used with object), de·prived, de·priv·ing.

1. to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
2. to remove from ecclesiastical office.

adjective

1. lacking adequate food, shelter, education, etcdeprived inner-city areas

verb (tr)

1. (foll by of) to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of)
2. archaic to remove from rank or office; depose; demote

adj.

1550s, “dispossessed,” past participle adjective from deprive. As a euphemism for the condition of children who lack a stable home life, by 1945.

v.

mid-14c., from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin deprivare, from Latin de- “entirely” (see de-) + privare “release from” (see private). Replaced Old English bedælan. Related: Deprived; depriving.

v.

1. To take something from someone or something.
2. To keep from possessing or enjoying something.