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dispossessed
UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
Translations
more dispossessed
Comp.
most dispossessed
Super.
UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
The dispossessed families sought refuge in temporary shelters after the natural disaster.
Les familles dépossédées ont cherché refuge dans des abris temporaires après la catastrophe naturelle.
Additional translations
dispossessed
pl
UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
Plural-only noun, usually with the definite article (the dispossessed) meaning people who have been deprived of property, rights, or security.
International aid was sent to help the dispossessed after the war.
Une aide internationale a été envoyée pour aider les dépossédés après la guerre.
Synonyms
the exiled
the deprived
the homeless
the landless
the disenfranchised
the outcasts
the poor
the destitute
the uprooted
the marginalized
dispossessed
Past Simple
dispossessed
Past Simple
dispossessed
Past Participle
dispossessing
Gerund
UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
The government decided to dispossess the landowners to make way for the new highway.
Le gouvernement a décidé de déposséder les propriétaires fonciers pour faire place à la nouvelle autoroute.
The sweeping reforms dispossessed the elites of their political influence.
Les vastes réformes ont dépossédé les élites de leur influence politique.
Definitions
The dispossessed families sought refuge in temporary shelters after the natural disaster.
The dispossessed workers organized a protest to demand fair wages and better working conditions.
International aid was sent to help the dispossessed after the war.
The government decided to dispossess the landowners to make way for the new highway.
The sweeping reforms dispossessed the elites of their political influence.