Definition of deprived

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • deprived is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • deprived is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • deprived is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of deprived


  • marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences (adjective)

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    1. disadvantaged

See definition of deprived in Merriam Webster