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单词 disenfranchised
释义

disenfranchised

adjective

dis·​en·​fran·​chised ˌdis-in-ˈfran-ˌchīzd How to pronounce disenfranchised (audio)
: deprived of some right, privilege, or immunity
Tough, resourceful, and determined to help her disenfranchised and disenchanted students learn how to learn and love it, Johnson employs a barrage of techniques. Donna Seaman
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill does what it can, but the millions of mentally ill remain the least supported, the most disenfranchised, and the most excluded people in our society today. Oliver Sacks
especially : deprived of the right to vote
The value of the right to vote, however, given the reality of racial voting patterns, will depend on whether it translates into political power and influence for the previously disenfranchised minority. Alan Freeman

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

disenfranchised

verb

past tense of disenfranchise
as in disempowered

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disempowered
  • disabled
  • disqualified
  • decertified
  • proscribed
  • invalidated
  • delegitimized
  • nullified
  • forbade
  • disallowed
  • forbad

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • entitled
  • privileged
  • authorized
  • qualified
  • empowered
  • enabled
  • licensed
  • enfranchised
  • approved
  • endorsed
  • indorsed
  • licenced
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