deprived
Meaning
suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits.
(of a person) lacking a specified benefit or attribute.
Structure
Usage
the charity provides support for children from deprived backgrounds.
she felt deprived of sleep after several hectic nights.
the project aims to regenerate the city's most deprived neighborhoods.
Etymology
the word 'deprived' originates from the latin verb 'deprivare', which is a combination of the intensive prefix 'de-' and the adjective 'privus', meaning 'single' or 'individual'. in latin, 'privare' meant to bereave or strip away, so 'deprivare' intensified this to mean 'to take away entirely'. this term entered english via old french 'depriver' in the late middle english period. the modern participial adjective 'deprived' has evolved from its literal sense of 'having something taken away' to specifically describe a state of lacking essential social, economic, or educational advantages.
Analysis
de- (latin origin, prefix meaning 'completely' or 'away'); prive (from middle english 'depriven', from old french 'depriver', from latin 'deprivare', meaning 'to deprive'); -d (english, past participle/participial adjective suffix).