Meaning & use
Dispossessed
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Deprived of land, property, or other possessions; left without a home or means.
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Thousands of dispossessed farmers migrated to the cities.
The novel follows a dispossessed family rebuilding their lives after the war.
A note on using this word
Often used to describe refugees or communities forced from their land by war, disaster, or eviction.
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