dispossessed
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dis·pos·sessed
(dĭs′pə-zĕst′)adj.
1. Deprived of possession.
2. Spiritually impoverished or alienated.
dis′pos·sessed′ n.
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dispossessed
(ˌdɪspəˈzɛst)pl n
the dispossessed people who have had property or possessions taken away
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dis•pos•sessed
(ˌdɪs pəˈzɛst)adj.
1. evicted, as from a dwelling or land; ousted.
2. without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised.
3. having suffered the loss of prospects, relationships, etc.; disaffiliated; alienated.
[1590–1600]
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