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dispossessed

[ dis-puh-zest ]

adjective

  1. evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted.
  2. without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised.
  3. having suffered the loss of expectations, prospects, relationships, etc.; disinherited; disaffiliated; alienated:

    The modern city dweller may feel spiritually dispossessed.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dispossessed1

First recorded in 1590–1600; dispossess + -ed 2
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In the golden age of mobility, the winners were the dispossessed.

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Now that fires from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to Castaic have finally subsided, thousands upon thousands of residents are returning to a life dispossessed of its least common denominators.

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So eight decades ago, they came back, not only dispossessed of property but subjected to some of the same abuse they’d experienced when they were taken away.

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This is because, through the experiences of dispossessed patients, the world’s conflicts fall sharply into focus.

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Brennan Johnson was easily dispossessed, then started blowing as if already tired.

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