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dispossessed
UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
more dispossessed
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most dispossessed
Super.
UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛst/
Translations
The dispossessed families were given temporary shelter.
Обездоленные семьи получили временное убежище.
The dispossessed workers protested against the unfair treatment.
Лишённые рабочие протестовали против несправедливого обращения.
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.
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.
Definitions
International aid was sent to help the dispossessed after the war.
Synonyms
the deprived
the homeless
the landless
the disenfranchised
the outcasts
the poor
the destitute
the uprooted
the marginalized
the exiled
dispossessed
Past Simple
dispossessed
Past Simple
dispossessed
Past Participle
dispossessing
Gerund
UK
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
US
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛs/
Translations
The government decided to dispossess the landowners of their properties.
Правительство решило лишить землевладельцев их собственности.
The war threatened to dispossess many families of their homes.
Война угрожала отнять у многих семей их дома.
Additional translations
Definitions
The government decided to dispossess the landowners to make way for the new highway.
The sweeping reforms dispossessed the elites of their political influence.