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dispossessed

🇬🇧 UK/,dɪspə'zɛst/🇺🇸 US/,dispә'zest/
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Definitions

adj.

Having been deprived of land, property, or a home; homeless or impoverished

被剥夺财产的;无家可归的;失去产业的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
disnot, apart, away
+
poafter, behind
+
sesssit, settle
+
edpast tense / completed
=dispossessed

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The dispossessed farmers had to relocate to urban areas.

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