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deprived

dep·ri·ved

UK/dɪˈpɹaɪvd/ US/dɪˈpraɪvd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

  • “a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity”
  • “boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law”

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