Deprived

Definition: Deprived

Deprived

Adjective

1. Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law".

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Date "deprived" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonym: Deprived

Loss

Shorn of, deprived of; denuded, bereaved, bereft, minus, cut off; dispossessed; rid of, quit of; out of pocket.

Crosswords: Deprived

I hope we are not to be deprived of the learned and stimulating company of Sir Wilfrid (Witness for the Prosecution; writing credit: Agatha Christie; Larry Marcus)

Now, clearly seeing into the future would fall into neatly into that category; its not so surprising then that an organism deprived of its earthly vision (O Brother, Where Art Thou?; writing credit: Ethan Coen)

Carlton, I think you've been deprived of oxygen at birth (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; writing credit: Hisao Ohkawa; Kaoru Umeno)

It's not the power I feel deprived of; it's the mention I miss (The Lion in Winter; writing credit: James Goldman)

I'm not deprived; I'm delinquent (Candleshoe; writing credit: Michael Innes; Rosemary Anne Sisson)

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Books

• Deprived of Unhappiness (reference)

• Deprived the Disabled and the Fullness of Life (reference)

• Live Company: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy With Autistic, Borderline, Deprived and Abused Children (reference)

• Pathways to Maturity: Insights from a Thirty-Year Study of Deprived Children (reference)

• Revitalising Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods: An Assisted Self-Help Approach (Urban and Regional Planning and Development Series) (reference)

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Is the Senate to be deprived of this incident upon the opening of Congress?. Credit: Library of Congress.

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And where the body of the people, or any single man, is deprived of their right, or is under the exercise of a power without right, and have no appeal on earth, then they have a liberty to appeal to heaven, whenever they judge the cause of sufficient moment. (Second Treatise of Government)

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. (reference)

Amendment V. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. (reference)

Further stipulations will determine any other questions arising out of the transfer to Denmark of the whole or part of the territory of which she was deprived by the Treaty of October 30, 1864. (reference)

No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. (reference)

The plaintiffs contend that segregated public schools are not "equal" and cannot be made "equal," and that hence they are deprived of the equal protection of the laws. (reference)

The prosecution may not use statements, whether exculpatory or inculpatory, stemming from questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom of action in any significant way, unless it demonstrates the use of procedural safeguards effective to secure the Fifth Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination. (reference)

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Are they deprived of anything

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Health

Female mice deprived of estrogen during experiments react to stress similarly to male animals. (references)

Every time the uterus contracts, the fetus is momentarily deprived of its usual blood supply and oxygen. (references)

A person with faulty chemosenses is deprived of an early warning system that most of us take for granted. (references)

Business

This coupled with limited information about the world automotive market and the dominant Soviet philosophy; the local population was deprived of an opportunity to have any access to foreign made cars. After the independence of 1991, there was a 2-3 year period in Uzbekistan that can be described as chaotic for most of the sectors of the economy including automotive. (references)

Children

Spain

Persons with Disabilities The Constitution calls for the State to provide for the adequate treatment and care of persons with disabilities, ensuring that they are not deprived of the basic rights that apply to all citizens. (references)

Greece

Penal law prohibits the mistreatment of children and sets penalties for violators, while welfare legislation provides for preventive and treatment programs for abused children and for children deprived of a family environment; it also seeks to ensure the availability of alternative family care or institutional placement. (references)

Civil Liberties

Solomon Islands

Native-born citizens may not be deprived of citizenship on any grounds. (references)

Economic History

Lithuania

The Nazis and local collaborators deprived Lithuanian Jews of their civil rights and massacred about 200,000 of them. (references)

Greece

Conversely, the negative stock exchange developments have affected demand and deprived many companies which have applied to be listed in the Athens Stock Exchange from a source of equity financing. (references)

Human Rights

Congo

Prisoners reportedly were beaten to death, tortured, deprived of water, or starved to death. (references)

Indigenous People

Malaysia

The result was that many indigenous people were deprived of their traditional lands with little or no legal recourse. (references)

India

Indigenous peoples suffer discrimination and harassment, have been deprived wrongly of their land, and have been subject to torture and to arbitrary arrest. (references)

Japan

A 1998 report submitted by the U.N. Special Rapporteur to the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations stated that the Ainu never had entered into a consensual juridical relationship with any state and stated that the lack of such an agreement deprived them of their rights. (references)

Political Economy

Eritrea

USAID allocated $ 9 million through the rural enterprise unit for provision of credit facilities to promote small-scale industrial and agricultural development in the deprived regions of the country. (references)

Political Rights

Greece

Romani representatives report that local authorities sometimes deprived Roma of the right to vote by refusing to register them; however, Romani representatives also report that some municipalities encourage Roma to register. (references)

Indonesia

All adult citizens, except active-duty members of the armed forces, persons in prison convicted of crimes punishable by over 5 years' incarceration, persons suffering from mental disorders, and persons deprived of voting rights by an irrevocable verdict of a court of justice, are eligible to vote. (references)

Worker Rights

Panama

They commonly are deprived of adequate food and shelter. (references)

Sri Lanka

The same study reported that child laborers in the domestic service sector often are deprived of an education. (references)

Russia

Upon arrival they are deprived of their travel and identification documents, and often all other personal effects, and forced to work in prostitution and other industries. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "deprived": be deprived ♦ deprived area ♦ deprived child ♦ deprived of ♦ deprived of any rights ♦ deprived of civil rights ♦ deprived of freedom ♦ deprived persons. Additional references.

Ending with "deprived": serum-deprived, sleep-deprived.

Arabic 

عدم (lack of, non-, shortage, to be deprived). (various references)

Bulgarian 

лишен от граждански права (deprived of civil rights, infamous). (various references)

Chinese 

剥夺 (Deprivation, Deprive, Depriving). (various references)

Czech

zbavený èeho (devoid of), sociálnì hendikepovaný, chudinský. (various references)

Danish

Domstolen kan fratage medlemmet retten til pension (the Court of Justice may rule that the member concerned be deprived of his right to a pension), de socialt darligst stillede personer (the most deprived persons), dårligst stillede samfundsgruppers eksistensgrundlag (subsistence protection for the most deprived groups), omraade med utilstraekkelige uddannelsesfaciliteter (educationally deprived area), frakendes retten til pension (to be deprived of one's right to a pension), en af parterne berøvedes muligheden for at indbringe sagen for en instans (one of the parties is deprived of a step in the hierarchy of the courts), bestemmelse,som vil miste sin præventive virkning (rule deprived of its preventive effect), afskedigelse af en dommer (judge deprived of his office), afskedige (discharge, dismiss, fire, sack). (various references)

Dutch

zich de verstrijking van een uitsluitingstermijn moeten laten tegenwerpen (the purpose of the rule provided for in Article 36 of the Convention of 27 September 1968 is to prevent the respondent's being deprived of a remedy because he had not been informed of the decision), vervallen worden verklaard van zijn recht op pensioen (to be deprived of one's right to a pension), van zijn functie ontheffen (to be deprived of one's office), regel waarvan het preventieve effect anders uitgehold wordt (rule deprived of its preventive effect), rechter die van zijn ambt ontheven is (judge deprived of his office), persoon van wie de nationaliteit verloren gegaan is (person deprived of the nationality), onderwijsstimuleringsgebied (educationally deprived area), minstbedeelden (the most deprived persons), het Hof van Justitie kan het verval van het recht op pensioen uitspreken (the Court of Justice may rule that the member concerned be deprived of his right to a pension), gespecialiseerd gezins- en wijkwerk (family welfare work in deprived areas), een partij wordt van een instantie beroofd (one of the parties is deprived of a step in the hierarchy of the courts), bestaanszekerheid van de minstbedeelden (subsistence protection for the most deprived groups), behoeftigen (the most deprived persons), Afdeling opbouwwerk in bijzondere situaties (Deprived Areas Community Work Division). (various references)

Finnish

kodittomat lapset (deprived children, waifs and strays). (various references)

French

Division de l'Action communautaire en situations sociales spécifiques (Deprived Areas Community Work Division), disposition vidée de son effet de prévention (rule deprived of its preventive effect), une partie est privée d'un degré de juridiction (one of the parties is deprived of a step in the hierarchy of the courts), se voir opposer la forclusion (the purpose of the rule provided for in Article 36 of the Convention of 27 September 1968 is to prevent the respondent's being deprived of a remedy because he had not been informed of the decision), sécurité d'existence des plus démunis (subsistence protection for the most deprived groups), relever de ses fonctions (to be deprived of one's office), région défavorisée du point de vue de l'enseignement (educationally deprived area), personne déchue de la nationalité (person deprived of the nationality), l'obligation peut être privée de sa cause (the obligation may be deprived of its purpose), les personnes les plus démunies (the most deprived persons), la Cour de justice peut prononcer la déchéance du droit � pension du membre (the Court of Justice may rule that the member concerned be deprived of his right to a pension), juge relevé de ses fonctions (judge deprived of his office), être forclos (the purpose of the rule provided for in Article 36 of the Convention of 27 September 1968 is to prevent the respondent's being deprived of a remedy because he had not been informed of the decision), être déclaré déchu de son droit � pension (to be deprived of one's right to a pension). (various references)

German

entzog (detracted), beraubte (bereaved, bereft, despoiled, preyed, robbed). (various references)

Greek 

στερημένος. (various references)

Hebrew 

משולל (denied, lacking), מקופח (denied, distorted, underdog, underprivileged). (various references)

Hungarian

elnyomott helyzetben levő. (various references)

Italian

deprivato. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

役�'干される (to be deprived of one's role). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

やく�'ほされる (to be deprived of one's role). (various references)

Korean 

박탈하�" (Divested). (various references)

Manx

juailit, currit ass (annoyed, cancelled), brisht (bankrupt, breached, broke, bust, cracked, deposed, discontinuous, fragmentary, insolvent, ruined, ruptured, shipwrecked, smashed, stony-broke, wrecked), boght (grotty, miserable, pauper, poor, shabby, shoddy, skinny). (various references)

Pig Latin

eprivedday.(various references)

Portuguese

disposição que ameaçaria esvaziar-se do seu efeito de prevenção (rule deprived of its preventive effect), uma parte é privada de um grau de jurisdição (one of the parties is deprived of a step in the hierarchy of the courts), ser privado do seu direito a pensão (to be deprived of one's right to a pension), ser privado de direitos (deprived of any rights), ser demitido (be fired), segurança de vida dos mais desfavorecidos (subsistence protection for the most deprived groups), privado de liberdade (deprived of freedom), pessoa privada da nacionalidade (person deprived of the nationality), perda de um direito (the purpose of the rule provided for in Article 36 of the Convention of 27 September 1968 is to prevent the respondent's being deprived of a remedy because he had not been informed of the decision), o Tribunal de Justiça pode ordenar a perda dos direitos � pensão (the Court of Justice may rule that the member concerned be deprived of his right to a pension), juiz afastado das suas funções (judge deprived of his office), as pessoas mais necessitadas (the most deprived persons). (various references)

Russian 

лишать лишенный. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

lišen (depraved, destitute, devoid, shorn). (various references)

Spanish

disposición que ha perdido su efecto preventivo (rule deprived of its preventive effect), una parte es privada de un grado de jurisdicción (one of the parties is deprived of a step in the hierarchy of the courts), separar de sus funciones (to be deprived of one's office), seguridad de los colectivos más desfavorecidos (subsistence protection for the most deprived groups), privado de libertad (deprived of freedom), privado de derechos (deprived of any rights), persona que pierde la nacionalidad (person deprived of the nationality), pérdida de la posibilidad de recurso (the purpose of the rule provided for in Article 36 of the Convention of 27 September 1968 is to prevent the respondent's being deprived of a remedy because he had not been informed of the decision), las personas más necesitadas (the most deprived persons), juez relevado de sus funciones (judge deprived of his office). (various references)

Swedish

domstolen får besluta att den berörda ledamoten skall berövas rätten till pension (the Court of Justice may rule that the member concerned be deprived of his right to a pension). (various references)

Turkish

mahrum (bankrupt in, destitute, devoid of, shorn, shorn of, unprovided). (various references)

orphanos. (various references)

orbe, orbi, orbis, privatus, viduata. (various references)

befeallen. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Deprived" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: depied, depive, depravefd, depreaved, deprize, deptive, derpive, diprivan. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: deprive, derived, predive.

-2 letters: deride, derive, perdie, prided, reived.

-3 letters: dived, diver, dreed, dried, drive, eider, preed, pride, pried, reded, redid, redip, reive, riped, rived, viper.

-4 letters: deed, deep, deer, dere, died, dire, dive, dree, drip, eide, ever, ired, peed, peer, peri, pied, pier, pree, redd, rede, reed, ride, ripe, rive, veep, veer, vide.

+3 letters: overplaided.