dispossessed

• Qualifie une personne privée de ses biens, de son statut ou de ses droits fondamentaux, souvent dans un contexte social ou politique.

Describes someone who has been deprived of their property, status, or basic rights, often used in social or political contexts.

1. Deprived of propertyC1formal

   Having been stripped of possessions, land, or property, often by force or legal action.

   dépossédé

   • The dispossessed farmers were forced to leave their ancestral lands.
   • After the war, many families were left dispossessed and homeless.
   • The government provided aid to the dispossessed refugees.

   Synonymesdeprivedimpoverishedstripped

   Antonymeslanded

2. Socially marginalizedC1formal

   Lacking the rights, opportunities, or status that others have; disenfranchised.

   dépossédé (au sens social)

   • The novel tells the story of the dispossessed working class.
   • Charities work to support the dispossessed in urban slums.
   • The dispossessed often struggle to find a voice in society.

   Synonymesdepriveddisadvantageddisenfranchisedoppressedunderprivilegedvoiceless

   Antonymesenfranchisedprivileged

• Verbe signifiant priver quelqu'un de sa propriété, de ses biens ou de ses droits, souvent par des moyens légaux ou forcés.

A verb meaning to deprive someone of property, possessions, or rights, often through legal or forceful means.

1. Deprive of propertyC1formal

   To take away someone's property, land, or possessions, often by legal or official means.

   Déposséder

   • The government dispossessed the landowners to build the new highway.
   • Many families were dispossessed of their homes during the war.
   • The court ordered the company to dispossess the illegal occupants.

   Synonymesconfiscatedeprivedivestexpropriateseizestrip

   Antonymesbestowendowgrantinvestvest