释义
[ dis-puh -zest ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌdɪs pəˈzɛst / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted.
without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised.
having suffered the loss of expectations, prospects, relationships, etc.; disinherited; disaffiliated; alienated: The modern city dweller may feel spiritually dispossessed.
Origin of dispossessed First recorded in 1590–1600; dispossess + -ed2
Words nearby dispossessed dispose of, disposer, disposition, dispositive, dispossess, dispossessed , disposure, dispraise, dispread, disprize, disproof
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Example sentences from the Web for dispossessed Pope Francis, the first Pope from a developing nation, sees the world through the eyes of the poor and dispossessed .
Hope and Change in the Vatican | Jon Favreau| January 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But we live in times where revolutions and uprisings are rising from the disenchanted and the dispossessed .
The Ugly Side of Sweden | Janine di Giovanni| July 17, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The poor and dispossessed are shuffled out to suburbs and never seen.
The Problem With Cities | Janine di Giovanni| June 24, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Israel recently advanced legislation calling for tens of thousands of Bedouin citizens to be uprooted and dispossessed .
New Bill Threatens Bedouin Rights in Israel | Rabbi Joyce Galaski| May 24, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Were they dispossessed , their ancient, pre-Islamic communities destroyed, their families dismembered—of their own free will?
Denigrating Jewish Refugees | Lyn Julius| August 9, 2012| DAILY BEAST
He holds this by a 'tenant right,' and cannot be dispossessed as long as he pays his rent regularly.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier | James Inglis
This right the nation hath asserted, and recovered out of the hands of those who had dispossessed them of it at several times.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12) | Edmund Burke
He dispossessed the magistrates whom the people elected, and was therefore a usurper.
Stories of the Olden Time | Various
The dispossessed princes stirred up enemies against their conqueror, and formed a great league against him.
A History of England | Charles Oman
Including the Bend, the whole number of the dispossessed was not 12,000.
The Battle with the Slum | Jacob A. Riis.
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Words related to dispossessed evict, oust, appropriate, eject, expropriate, expel, put out