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# deprived

«deprived» in Mova's school dictionary: **not having enough of the things people need for a good…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (deprived, more deprived, most deprived); past form of verb deprive (deprive, deprives, deprived, depriving)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Deprived means not having enough of the things people need for a good life, such as money, food, good homes or schools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#m1)

2) Deprived of something means kept from having it, for example "deprived of sleep". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#m2)

3) (formal) To be deprived of a right or thing means it was taken away from you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and social studies lessons we read about deprived areas and how to help them. In health and safety lessons: being deprived of sleep or water is dangerous. In stories a deprived child may grow up poor or lonely. Phrases: deprived of, deprived area, sleep-deprived, a deprived childhood.

### examples

- Many families in deprived areas get help from food banks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#x1)
- Plants deprived of light turn pale and weak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#x2)
- The tired driver was deprived of sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#x3)
- The charity builds schools in deprived villages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#x4)
- He felt deprived when his phone was taken away for a week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#x5)
- The prisoners were deprived of their freedom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#x6)
- Here is your own sword, which the guards deprived you of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/#x7)

### note

Use "deprived of" + the thing missing. Noun: deprivation. Similar words: poor, disadvantaged, needy. A softer, polite word for poor in official talk. In science: a plant deprived of water wilts.

### In the corpora

- ["Deprived area" (official UK) means a poor neighbourhood.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/20/)
- [Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1075/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «deprived» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.