dispossessed
UK/,dɪspə'zɛst/US/,dispә'zest/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Deprived of land, property, or status; (the dispossessed) people who have lost their homes or rights
被剥夺财产/家园的；（the dispossessed）失去家园或权利的人
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
pos-after, behind
+
-edpast tense / completed
=dispossessed
dis- (removal, reversal) + possess + -ed = 'forced out of what one possessed.' Often used as a collective noun, 'the dispossessed' — those stripped of land, homes, or rights.
Root sit still carries 98 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The war left thousands of families dispossessed.
- 2.
The novel gives a voice to the poor and the dispossessed.