dispossessed
[ dis-puh-zest ]
/ ˌdɪs pəˈzɛst /
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
disposed,
disposer,
disposition,
dispositive,
dispossess,
dispossessed,
disposure,
dispraise,
dispread,
disprize,
disproof
Definition for dispossessed (2 of 2)
dispossess
[ dis-puh-zes ]
/ ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs /
verb (used with object)
to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
to banish.
to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings.
Origin of dispossess
OTHER WORDS FROM dispossess
dis·pos·ses·sion, noun dis·pos·ses·sor, noun dis·pos·ses·so·ry [dis-puh-zes-uh-ree] /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs ə ri/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for dispossessed
British Dictionary definitions for dispossessed
dispossess
/ (ˌdɪspəˈzɛs) /
verb
(tr)
to take away possession of something, esp property; expel